Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria
Australian National Herbarium
BIOGRAPHY
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George,
Alexander S. (1939 - )Born in Western Australia, on 4 April 1939.
A member of staff of the Western Australian Herbarium 19591981. From 19811993 foundation Executive Editor of the Flora of Australia. His research activities span Caesalpiniaceae, Myrtaceae, Orchidaceae and Proteaceae, and he is perhaps best known for work on Banksia, Dryandra, Synaphea and Verticordia. His main herbarium (17 000+ numbers) is in PERTH.
Extracted from: A.E.Orchard (1999) A History of Systematic
Botany in Australia, in Flora of Australia Vol.1, 2nd ed.,
ABRS. [consult for source references]