Person

Gauba, Erwin (1891 - 1964)

Born
25 November 1891
Langenbruck, Austria
Died
7 June 1964
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation
Botanist

Summary

Erwin Gauba was a botanist who for many years taught in Egypt and Iran, becoming Professor of Botany at the Karaj College of Agriculture, Teheran, and establishing the College's first herbarium. With his family he was interned by the allies during WWII. They spent five years in internment camps in South Australia and Victoria until released in September 1946. Gauba collected his first Australian plant specimen in November 1941. Moving to Canberra, he made the acquaintance of Lindsay Pryor, a botanist who was involved in the establishment of the Canberra Botanic Gardens. In 1950 Gauba joined the staff of the Gardens. Gauba and Pryor built up a substantial herbarium, often during field trips to the Snowy Mountains: most of these specimens are now at the Australian National University, while approximately 700 remained with the Gardens and are now in the Australian National Herbarium

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Chronology

November 1941
Life event - Arrived in South Australia
September 1946
Life event - Released from internment
1950 - 1960
Career position - Botanist (temporary), Canberra Botanic Gardens
1960 - 1964?
Career position - Lecturer (part-time), School of General Studies, Australian National University

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Helen Cohn

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