Oswald Hewlett Sargent

Oswald Hewlett Sargent (5 December 1880, Selly Oak, Worcestershire, England – 4 March 1952, Claremont, Western Australia) was an English-Australian pharmacist, amateur botanist, and plant collector. He was recognized as an authority on Western Australian orchids[1] and studied problems of orchid pollination.[2]

  1. ^ Marchand, Neville, G. (1988). "Sargent, Oswald Hewlett (1880–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Whittell, Hubert Massey (1954). The Literature of Australian Birds: A History and a Bibliography of Australian Ornithology. Paterson Brokenshaw Pty. p. 634.