Person
O'Shanesy, Patrick Adams (1837 - 1884)
- Born
- 1837
Ratto, County Kerry, Ireland - Died
- December 1884
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Botanical collector and Nurseryman
Summary
Patrick O'Shanesy was a nurseryman and botanical collector who, having trained in Scotland, arrived in Queensland in 1864 to join his brother John, also a nurseryman. They worked together in the Rockhampton area until Patrick established his own nursery in 1876. Patrick collected widely in central Queensland, sending many of his specimens to Ferdinand von Mueller in Melbourne. In the 1880s Patrick published on the botany of Springsure and a text on Queensland botany for beginners. The National Herbarium of Victoria holds over 2,000 specimens collected by the O'Shanesys, mainly Patrick.
Details
Chronology
- 1880 - 1884
- Award - Member, Linnean Society of New South Wales
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Published resources
Books
- O'Shanesy, P. A., Contributions to the flora of Queensland, with an epitome of botany for beginners (Rockhampton, Qld: Daily Northern Argus, 1880), 82 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- O'Shanesy, P. A., 'The botany of the Springsure district', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 6 (1881), 730-44. Details
See also
Helen Cohn
Created: 4 December 2018