Thomas Frederic Cheeseman

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Thomas Frederick Cheeseman

Thomas Frederick Cheeseman (born June 8, 1846 in Hull , † October 15, 1923 in his observatory in Remuera ) was a New Zealand botanist and naturalist who had a broad interest in natural history .

biography

Cheeseman was born in Hull, Yorkshire in 1846 but came to New Zealand with his parents when he was eight years old. He was a student at Parnell Grammar School and then at St. John's College, Auckland . His father, Reverend Thomas Cheeseman, was a member of the old Auckland District Council.

Cheeseman began studying the flora of New Zealand. In 1872 he published an accurate and comprehensive account of the flora of the Waitakere Range . In 1874 he became secretary of the Auckland Institute and curator of the Auckland Museum, where he oversaw the museum's collections. His botanical studies were of great importance to science as well as to agriculture, horticulture and forestry. He published works almost every year until his death.

When Cheeseman began his research, little was known about the flora of New Zealand. Cheeseman made many collecting trips, including in Nelson Provincial District , the Kermadec Islands , the Three Kings Islands and in the area of Mangonui in the north. He often traveled with his friend Mr. J. Adams.

Cheeseman has also visited Polynesia . He published a full report on the flora of Rarotonga , the main island of the Cook Islands , in the Transactions of the Linnean Society of London .

Honors

The plant genus Cheesemania O.E. Schulz from the cruciferous family (Brassicaceae) was named after Cheeseman .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Leonard Cockayne: Thomas Frederic Cheeseman, 1846-1923. In: Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Volume 54, 1923, page 17/18
  2. ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
personal data
SURNAME Cheeseman, Thomas Frederic
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cheeseman, Thomas Frederick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand botanist and naturalist
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Hull
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1923
Place of death Remuera