Person
McGillivray, Donald John (Don) (1935 - 2012)
- Born
- 20 August 1935
Griffith, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 17 August 2012
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Botanist
Summary
Don McGillivray attended the School of Forestry at the Australian National University after gaining his BSc. After five years with the New South Wales Forestry Commission, he joined the New South Wales National Herbarium as Botanist (later Senior Botanist). Increasingly his interests centred on Grevillea, Australia's third largest plant genus. In 1993, with R. O. Makinson, McGillivray published the first revision of Grevillea in 150 years. His interests extended to botanical nomenclature and the history of Australian botany. McGillivray was renowned for his meticulous and exhaustive work in defining morphological characters and gathering primary data. He was the foundation Secretary of the Australian Systematic Botany Society.
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Chronology
- 1959 - 1964
- Career position - Forestry officer, New South Wales Forestry Commission
- 1964 - 1985
- Career position - Botanist, New South Wales National Herbarium
- 1969 - 1970
- Career position - Australian Botanical Liaison Officer, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- 1973 - 1975
- Career position - Secretary, Australian Systematic Botany Society
- 1993
- Award - Engler Medal, International Association for Plant Taxonomy
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Makinson, R. O. (Bob), 'Vale Donald John (Don) McGillivray', Australasian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter, 154 (2013), 16-20. Details
- Olde, Peter, 'Vale Donald John McGillivray (1935-2012), botanist', Grevillea Study Group Newsletter, 93 (2012), 12-4. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3036069. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/50906746. Details
- 'McGillivray, D J (19350820-20120817)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-504545. Details
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