Person
Smith, James Edward (1759 - 1828)
- Born
- 2 December 1759
Norwick, England - Died
- 17 March 1828
- Occupation
- Botanist
Summary
Sir James Edward Smith was an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society.
His A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland, illustrated by James Sowerby, was published in four parts between 1793 and 1795. It was the first published book on the flora of Australia.
Details
Chronology
- 1788 - 1828
- Career event - President, Linnean Society of London
- 1790
- Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus resinifera Sm. (1790)
- 1790
- Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus piperita Sm. (1790)
- 1795
- Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm.(1795)
- 1795
- Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus robusta Sm. (1795)
- 1795
- Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus capitellata Sm. (1795)
- 1797
- Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus saligna Sm. (1797)
- 1797
- Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus botryoides Sm. (1797)
- 1797
- Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus pilularis Sm. (1797)
- 1797
- Taxonomy event - Metrosideros hispida Sm. (1797 = Angophora hispida Sm. Blaxell)
- 1797
- Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus haemastoma Sm. (1797)
- 1802
- Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus marginata D.Don ex Sm. (1802)
Related entries
Colleague
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
Books
- Smith, James Edward, A specimen of the botany of New Holland (Melbourne: Edition Renard, 2005), 69 pp. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q458004. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/98223258. Details
- 'Smith, James Edward (17591202-18280317)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1079066. Details
Digital resources
- Title
- Eucalyptus saligna Sm. (1797), Sydney Blue Gum
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 23 January 2013
- Place
- Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
- Title
- Eucalyptus saligna Sm. (1797), Sydney Blue Gum
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 23 January 2013
- Place
- Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
- Title
- Eucalyptus resinifera Sm. (1790), Red Mahogany, detail of bark
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 23 January 2013
- Place
- Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
- Title
- Eucalyptus resinifera Sm. (1790), Red Mahogany
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 23 January 2013
- Place
- Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
- Title
- Eucalyptus piperita Sm. (1790), Sydney Peppermint
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 23 January 2013
- Place
- Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
- Title
- Eucalyptus botryoides Sm.(1797), Southern Mahogany, detail of bark
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 23 January 2013
- Place
- Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Christine Moje
Created: 29 January 2013, Last modified: 30 January 2013
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