Person

Maconochie, John Richard (1941 - 1984)

Born: 1941
Died: January 1984
Somalia
Occupation: Systematic botanist

Summary

John Maconochie worked for most of his career at the Alice Springs Herbarium, Northern Territory (part of the Arid Zone Research Institute 1968 - 1978). His research was principally on Acacia, Hakea, cycads, and plants toxic to cattle. The substantial collections he made in Australia are now in the Northern Territory Herbarium. Maconochie was working with the United Nations in Somalia when he died.

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Chronology

1967 - 1984: Career position - Senior Botanist, Alice Springs Herbarium
1976 - 1977: Career position - Australian Botanical Liaison Officer, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Related Corporate Bodies

Northern Territory Herbarium (1954 - )
Maconochie's collections were deposited in the Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1759 - )
Australian Botanical Liaison Officer, 1976 - 1977

Published resources

Journal Articles

Nelson, Des, 'Working With John Maconochie (1941-1984)', Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter, 150 (2012), 36-44. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21339335. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/277812553. Details
Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-466864. Details

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