Person

Whibley, David John Edward (1936 - 2002)

Born
23 June 1936
Died
14 July 2002
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Botanist and Horticulturist

Summary

David Whibley was a botanist many of whose forebears were horticulturists. He started at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens at age 16, subsequently gaining a certificate in horticulture. In 1956 he transferred to the State Herbarium of South Australia where he spent the next 36 years. His major responsibilities related to the provision of plant identifications to the public and the curation of the collections. He collected widely in South Australia and Western Australia, these specimens being added to the Herbarium's collections. Ultimately Whibley headed the curation team. He was known for his extensive wide knowledge on diversity and cultivation of South Australian plants. He was an expert on the Acacia species of South Australia: his guidebook was published in two editions.

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Chronology

1952 - 1956
Career event - Employed at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens
1956
Career event - Transferred to the State Herbarium of South Australia
1980
Career event - Acacias of South Australia published
June 1988
Life event - Retired as Technical Officer from the Herbarium

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Published resources

Books

  • Whibley, D. J. E.; illustrated by L. Dutkiewicz, Acacias of South Australia (Adelaide: Government Printer, 1980), 240 pp. Details
  • Whibley, David J, E. and Christensen, T. J.; illustrated by L, Dutkiewicz, Garden weeds: identification and control (Adelaide: Adelaide Botanic Gardens, 1982), 147 pp. Details

Book Sections

  • Whibley, D. J. E., 'Leguminosoidae subfamily Mimosoideae' in Flora of South Australia, Jessop, J. P. and Toelken, H. R., eds (Adelaide: Government Printer, 1986), pp. 511-69. Details

Journal Articles

  • Barker, Bill, 'David Whibley: 23rd June 1936 - 14th July 2002', Australian Systematic Botany Society newsletter 112:14-5, 112 (2002), 14-5. Details
  • Jones, David, 'Vale David John Edward Whibley, 1936 - 2022', Australian garden history, 14 (3) (2002), 22. Details

See also

Helen Cohn

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