Person

Stirling, James (1852 - 1909)

Born
1852
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died
25 June 1909
Riverside, California, United States of America
Occupation
Geologist and Botanist

Summary

James Stirling joined the Victorian Department of Crown Lands and Survey in 1873. He worked in various government positions including Lands Officer at Omeo, where he surveyed Victoria's alps and sent botanical specimens from the alps to Ferdinand von Mueller. Stirling was later appointed Government Geologist.

Details

Chronology

1893
Career event - Foundation Member, later Fellow (FAusIME), Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

  • James Stirling - Records, 1882 - 1902, MS 11027; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details
  • James Stirling - Records, 1890 - 1909, MS 8644; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Cameron, J. M. R., 'Prelude to Colonization: James Stirling's examination of Swan River, March 1827', Australian Geographer, 12 (4) (1973), 309-327. Details
  • Stirling, J., 'The phanerogamia of the Mitta Mitta source basin and their habitats', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 19 (1883), 1-23. Details
  • Stirling, J., 'The phanerogamia of the Mitta Mitta source basin and their habitats [part 2]', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 21 (1885), 29-51. Details
  • Stirling, J., 'The cryptogamia of the Victorian alps', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 22 (1886), 49-56. Details
  • Stirling, James, 'Notes on the Geological Survey of Victoria', Transactions and Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Surveyors, 4 (1891-1899), 89-100. Details
  • Stirling, James, 'Notes on the hydrology of the Mitta Mitta', Transactions and Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Surveyors, 3 (1885-1891), 162-182. Details
  • Stirling, James, 'The physiography of the Australian Alps [Abridged]', Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 1 (1889), 359-385, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15813449. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • Clark, Mary Ryllis, 'Heights of Wonder', The Age (2002). Details

Resources

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