Person
Gulliver, Susannah (1857 - 1938)
- Born
- 15 October 1857
Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 2 February 1938
Townsville, Queenland, Australia - Occupation
- Botanical collector and Florist
Summary
Susannah Gulliver was the sister of Thomas and Benjamin Gulliver, who were natural history collectors in Tasmania and Queensland. Susannah lived in Hobart in the early 1870s and is known to have joined her brothers in collecting plant specimens, particularly around Mt Wellington. She move to Townsville, Queensland, probably with Benjamin in 1882. Here she joined him in his nursery business, Acacia Vale, concentrating on floristry. The Gullivers had a long connection with Ferdinand von Mueller, Victorian Government Botanist, with the result that the National Herbarium of Victoria holds over 1,000 of their collections of plants, including bryophytes and lichens.
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Chronology
- c. 1870
- Life event - Moved to Tasmania
- 1882?
- Life event - Moved to Townsville and joined brother Benjamin in the nursery business Acacia Vale
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Dowe, John Leslie and Short, Philip S., 'The Gullivers' travels: Thomas Allen Gulliver (1848 - 1931), Benjamin John Gulliver (1851 - 1938) and Susannah Gulliver (1857 - 1938): their contribution to Australian natural history and horticulture', Swainsona, 38 (2024), 45-72, https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/JABG38P045_Dowe.pdf. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 9 August 2024