Hamilton, Arthur Andrew   (1855 - 1929)

Herbarium assistant at the NSW Herbarium in the early 1900s.

The Director, Joseph Maiden, after the eventual removal of a staff member he found troublesome, Miss Hynes, on 3 September 1910, sought the transfer from Centennial Park of a 55-year old gardener, Arthur Andrew Hamilton, to succeed Miss Hynes as botanical assistant.

Arthur Hamilton belonged, he wrote:

. . . to the same class of man that Mr Cheel does.
He has a sound knowledge of plants, both exotic and indigenous.
He is a born naturalist, and has studied the life histories of plants without hope of reward ...
he is capable of original investigations ...
For years ... he has spent most of his Saturday afternoons and often his holidays in the herbarium
... He is a sound and cautious botanist with much experience.

Source: Extracted from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Andrew_Hamilton
Gilbert, L. (2001) 'The Little Giant - the Life and Work of Joseph Henry Maiden, 1859-1925', Kardoorair Press.
Portrait Photo: Unknown source

Collecting localities for 'Hamilton, A.A.' from AVH (2025)

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