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Man on Edge, A: A Life of Baron Sir Ferdinand Von Mueller

Kinston, Edward
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Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG (German: Müller) (30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a 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. First edition, pp. x, 389 #271115

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AuthorKinston, Edward
PublisherPenguin Books
Year Published1981
Book Condition

Very Good

Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

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