Joseph Whittaker

For other people named Joseph Whitaker, see Joseph Whitaker (disambiguation).

Joseph Whittaker
Born1813
Breadsall
Died2 March 1894
NationalityBritish
Educationnurseryman
Occupation(s)schoolmaster, nurseryman
Known forFlora of Australia, Flora of Derbyshire
SpouseMary

Joseph Whittaker (1813 – 2 March 1894) was a British botanist who visited South Australia in 1839. Whittaker has 300 plants from that trip in Kew Gardens[1] and a large collection of pressed British plants in Derby Museum and Art Gallery.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference herb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Kraehenbuehl, DN; Moyes, N (1999). "Joseph Whittaker: early English botanical visitor to South Australia". South Australian Naturalist. 73 (3–4): 44–60. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2010.