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Ferdinand von Mueller
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Description area
Dates of existence
1825-1896
History
German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victoria by Governor Charles La Trobe in 1853, and later director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. He also founded the National Herbarium of Victoria. He named many Australian plants. For more information see: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mueller-sir-ferdinand-jakob-heinrich-von-4266