Person
McKie, Ernest Norman (1882 - 1948)
- Born
- 1882
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 19 May 1948
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Botanist and Minister of religion
Summary
Ernest McKie was an amateur botanist who had an extensive knowledge of eucalypts and native grasses of the New England region of New South Wales. He also took an active interest in the agriculture of the area. McKie was a member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, the Royal Society of New South Wales and the Royal Australian Historical Society. He was the co-author of several Eucalyptus species.
Details
Chronology
- 1930
- Taxonomy event - Honoured with Eucalyptus mckieana Blakely
- 1934
- Taxonomy event - Co-author and collector of the type Eucalyptus phaeotricha Blakely & McKie
- 1934
- Taxonomy event - Co-author of Eucalyptus cameronii Blakely & McKie
- 1934
- Taxonomy event - Co-author of Eucalyptus caliginosa Blakely & McKie
- 1938
- Career position - Moderator, Generan Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Ailie; Moje, Christine; Rigby, Rebecca, The Study of Australian Eucalypts, eScholarship Research Centre, 2013, http://www.eoas.info/eucalypts/index.html. Details
Journal Articles
- Blakely, W. F.; McKie, E. N.; and Steedman, H., 'Descriptions of 4 new species and two varieties of eucalyptus', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 63 (1938), 65-69. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5836718. Details
- 'McKie, Ernest Norman (1882-19480519)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514391. Details
See also
- 'List of eucalypts published under this authority (co-author) using abbreviation search 'Blakely & McKie' and family 'Myrtaceae'', Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Australian National Botanic Gardens, 2012, http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni. Details
Ailie Smith
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