Royce, Robert Dunlop (Bob)   (1914 - 2008)

Born in Perth, Western Australia, on 14 March 1914. Died in Perth 10 July 2008.

Curator of the Western Australian Herbarium 1960­1974, having worked in the Department of Agriculture since 1937. He oversaw the planning and construction of the present herbarium building. His main research interests were in floristics and toxic plants. His substantial collection is lodged at PERTH, with duplicates in B and CANB.

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]