Chippendale, George McC. (1921 - )

Worked at the National Herbarium of New South Wales from 1936 until 1954, before being appointed first resident taxonomist in the Northern Territory Administration (1954­1966). He was responsible for laying the foundations of the Northern Territory Herbarium at Alice Springs (NT). From 1966­1983 he was Botanist/Senior Research Scientist with the Forest Research Institute (now CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products) in Canberra. He is noted in particular for his work on Eucalyptus, having published a number of books on the subject (Eucalyptus Buds and Fruits (1968), Eucalypts of the Western Australian Goldfields and Adjacent Areas (1973) and Flora of Australia Vol. 19 Myrtaceae - Eucalyptus, Angophora (1988)). He also prepared a Check List of Northern Territory Plants (1972), a handbook on fodder trees and shrubs of the Northern Territory (1960), and contributed to the updating of several forestry handbooks. His main herbarium is to be found in CANB and DNA, with duplicates in many other institutions.

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]