John Carne Bidwill

John Carne Bidwill
Born(1815-02-05)5 February 1815
St. Thomas, Exeter, England
Died16 March 1853(1853-03-16) (aged 38)
Tinana, Maryborough, Queensland
NationalityBritish
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsRoyal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Author abbrev. (botany)Bidwill

John Carne Bidwill (5 February 1815 – 16 March 1853[1]) was an English botanist who documented plant life in New Zealand and Australia. He is attributed with the discovery of several Australian plant species.[2]

  1. ^ D. A. Herbert (1966). "Bidwill, John Carne (1815 - 1853)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 1. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  2. ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Bidwill, John Carne (1815-1853)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 12 February 2008.