Person
Robertson, Enid Lucy (1925 - 2016)
AM
- Born
- 20 November 1925
Unley, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 10 July 2016
Belair, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Systematic botanist
Summary
Enid Robertson was a systematic botanist whose roles at both the Waite Agricultural Research Institute and the Department of Botany at the University of Adelaide included as curator of their herbaria. Her research ranged from Poaceae and Asteraceae to seagrasses. At the Department of Botany she managed the research infrastructure and an algal culture facility, as well as providing support to Bryan Womersley in his phycological research. She made significant contributions to the revised edition of part 4 of J. M. Black's Flora of South Australia (1965) and wrote the substantial section on seagrasses for Womersley's The marine benthic flora of southern Australia, part 1 (1984). In retirement Robertson focussed on conservation issues affecting the flora of the Mount Lofty Ranges, including the threat of invasive species. She lodged voucher specimens of over 1,200 of these weeds in the State Herbarium of South Australia.
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Chronology
- 1946
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Adelaide
- 1947 - 1953
- Career position - Systematic Botanist, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, Adelaide
- 1953 - 1955
- Career position - Senior Research Fellow, Department of Botany, University of Adelaide
- 1987
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to botany, particularly the conservation and management of native vegetation in South Australia, and to the community
- 1987
- Life event - Retired retired
- 1992
- Award - Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
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Published resources
Books
- Ashby, Alison, Alison Ashby's wildflowers of southern Australia (Adelaide: South Australian Museum Board and Botanic Gardens, 1981), 80 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Robertson, E. L., 'Botany' in Ideas and Endeavours - The Natural Sciences in South Australia, C. R. Twidale; M. J. Tyler and M. Davies, eds (Adelaide: Royal Society of South Australia, 1986). Details
- Robertson, Enid, 'Black, John McConnell (1855-1951), botanist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1979), pp. 304-305. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070310b.htm. Details
- Robertson, Enid, 'Ashby, Edwin (1861-1941), estate agent and naturalist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1979), pp. 108-109. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070111b.htm. Details
- Robertson, Enid, 'Ashby, Alison Marjorie (1901-1987), Botanical Artist and Plant Collector' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K, Diane Langmore, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2007), p. 35. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ashby-alison-marjorie-12151. Details
Journal Articles
- Robertson, Enid L., 'Hansjörg Eichler 1 April 1916 - 22 June 1992', Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, 15 (81-5) (1993). Details
Resources
- 'Robertson, Enid Lucy (1925 - 2016)', SA Environment Hall of Fame, Conservation Council SA, Adelaide, 2024, https://www.saenvironmentawards.org.au/enid_robertson. https://www.saenvironmentawards.org.au/hall_of_fame. Details
- 'Robertson, Enid Lucy (19251120-20160710)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772571. Details
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Created: 5 December 2017, Last modified: 3 July 2018