William Blakely

William Faris Blakely (* November 1875 in Tenterfield, New South Wales, † September 1, 1941 in Hornsby, New South Wales ) was an Australian botanist. His botanical author abbreviation is " Blakely ".

Life

Blakely grew up in a rural area in Tenterfield. In 1898 he was hired in the Jenolan Caves, began to be interested in the local flora and gained his first crop. Of these, the then Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Joseph Maiden learned, and set him in 1900 as a gardener. In 1913, he was transferred as a botanical assistant to the " National Herbarium " and remained there until his retirement in 1940.

Under Blakely Maiden is developed for systematic botanist and assisted him in his work on eucalypts. After his retirement, he was appointed "Honorary Custodian " of Eukalyptensammlung the herbarium.

On September 1, 1941, just one year after his retirement, Blakely died in Hornsby.

Works

Blakely published in 1934 even a field guide to all the known species of the genus Eucalyptus under the name "A Key to the Eucalypts ". After his death, this work was reissued in 1955 and 1965.

Also on the reorganization of the family of the belt flower plants ( Loranthaceae ), he wrote a book and also gained expert knowledge about acacia. Also many articles about weeds in the " NSW Agricultural Gazette " come from him.

Dedikationsnamen

Joseph Maiden named the eucalyptus Eucalyptus blakelyi honor Blakelys.

Swell

• Blakely, William F. ( 1875-1941 ). Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Australian National Herbarium
• Blakely, William Faris ( 1875-1941 ). JSTOR PLANT SCIENCE

• Botanist ( 20th century)
• Australian
• Born 1875
• Died in 1941
• Man