Joseph Maiden

Joseph Henry Maiden
Born(1859-04-25)25 April 1859
Died16 November 1925(1925-11-16) (aged 66)
Turramurra, New South Wales
NationalityBritish
AwardsImperial Service Order Linnean Medal in 1915
Clarke Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1924
Scientific career
Fieldsbotany
InstitutionsRoyal Society
Author abbrev. (botany)Maiden

Joseph Henry Maiden ISO (25 April 1859 – 16 November 1925) was a botanist who made a major contribution to knowledge of the Australian flora, especially the genus Eucalyptus. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Maiden when citing a botanical name.[1]

  1. ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.