Adcock, George Henry (1860 - ?)

Born 2 Oct. 1860; died ?

School teacher at Geelong, Vic. from 1875; head teacher at Warrabine 1880, later at Niranda East & Geringhap, then assistant at Geelong Flinders School. Transferred to Dept of Agricultue Feb. 1898; in July 1906 appointed Principal, Viticultural Station at Rutherglen; resigned 1920. Collected in Vic. around Geelong You Yangs c. 1889; on Barwon & Leake Rivers 1895. Specimens at E, MEL.
Wrote several papers for Geelong Naturalist, 1895-97; also report on phylloxera in Vic.

Source: George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA. [consult for source references]