Person
Ramsay, Helen P. (1928 - )
AM
- Born
- 1928
- Occupation
- Bryologist
Summary
Helen Ramsay is one of Australia's foremost bryologists, focussing on cytology, taxonomy and distribution checklists, particularly of Bryaceae, Sematophyllaceae and Macromitrium In her research she collaborated with Australian and overseas bryologists, and she is renowned as a mentor for younger scientists. Her publications include censuses of the mosses of New South Wales, the ACT and Lord Howe Island. Ramsay has made significant collections of Australian mosses: these are in the National Herbarium of New South Wales and the John Ray Herbarium at the University of New South Wales.
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Chronology
- 1966
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney
- 1966 - 1967
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellowship, Bangor University, Wales
- 1968 - 1984
- Career event - Tutor (later Senior Lecturer) in botany, University of New South Wales
- 1979 - 1991
- Career position - Co-editor, Australasian Bryological Newsletter
- 1984
- Life event - Retired
- 2019
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to plant science
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Ramsay, H., 'History of research on Australian mosses' in Flora of Australia volume 51 (Mosses 1), McCarthy, P. M., ed. (Canberra & Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2006), pp. 1-19. Details
Conference Papers
- Ramsay, H.P.; and Seur, Julie, 'Type Specimens of Bryophytes in Australian Herbaria', in History of Systematic Botany in Australasia: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the University of Melbourne, 25-27 May 1988 edited by Short, P.S. (Melbourne: Australian Systematic Botany Society, 1990), pp. 247-252.. Details
Journal Articles
- Dalton, P. J. (editor), ' A special issue in honour of Ilma Grace Stone to commemorate the occasion of her 80th birthday', Australasian bryological newsletter 29:1-8, 29, 1-8. https://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/766457/ABN_29.pdf. Details
- Dalton, P. J. ed., 'Helen Ramsay - a very special person', Australasian Bryological Newsletter, 49 (2004), 1-8. Details
- Downs, Katherine; and Ramsay, Helen, 'Clergyman, bryologist, advocate: Reverend W.W. Watts in the Richmond River district', Australasian bryological newsletter, 73 (2019), 6-9. Details
- Downs, Katherine; and Ramsay, Helen, 'Clergyman, bryologist, advocate: Reverend W.W. Watts in the Richmond River district (part two, continued)', Australasian bryological newsletter, 74 (2020), 7-10. Details
- Ramsay, H. P., 'William Walter Watts, 1856 - 1920', Australasian Bryological Newsletter, 39 (1998), 1-4. Details
- Ramsay, Helen, 'Heinar Streimann 1938-2001', Australasian Bryological Newsletter, 45 (2002), 206. Details
- Ramsay, Helen P., 'Contributions of Rev. W. W. Watts F.L.S. to Australian botany', Taxon, 29 (4) (1980), 455-69. Details
- Renner, Matt; Ramsay, Helen; West, Carol; Braggins, John; Downing, Alison; Downing, Kevin; de Lange, Peter; and Cairns, Andi, 'Tributes to Dr Elizabeth Brown', Australasian Bryological Newsletter, 64 (2014), 2-16. Details
- Smith, Val, 'Biographical sketch - Helen Patricia Ramsay (1928 - )', New Zealand Botanical Society newsletter, 143 (2021), 9-10. Details
Resources
- 'Ramsay, Helen P. (1929-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772539. Details
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