User:MargaretRDonald/sandbox/Daniel McAlpine
Daniel McAlpine | |
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| Born | January 21, 1849 Saltcoats, Ayrshire |
| Died | October 12, 1932 (aged 83) Leitchfield, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Plant pathology, Fungi, Zoology |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | McAlpine |
Daniel McAlpine (1849-1932) was born in Ayrshire, Scotland.[1] He received his early education in Scotland, and matriculated in 1873 at the University of London, attending lectures at the Royal School of Mines. Following this he was appointed professor of Natural History at the Veterinary College in Edinburgh. He married in 1878, and following the death of a child, he and his wife immigrated to Australia, arriving in Melbourne in 1884, where he became a lecturer in biology at Ormond College and a lecturer in botany at the Melbourne College of Pharmacy.
He is noted for his work on plant pathology, particularly the fungal diseases of plants (having been appointed in 1890 to the Victorian Department of Agriculture as plant pathologist, consequent to the epidemic of wheat rust in 1889).[1]
Some publications[edit]
- Fungus diseases of citrus trees in Australia, and their treatment, R.S. Brain, Govt Printer, 1899
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - The rusts of Australia : their structure, nature and classification, Melbourne Robt. S. Brain, Govt. Printer, 1906
- The smuts of Australia their structure, life history, treatment, and classification, Melbourne J. Kemp, government printer, 1910
- Systematic arrangement of Australian fungi, together with host-index and list of works on the subject, R.S. Brain, Govt. Printer, 1895
- Zoological atlas : (including comparative anatomy) with practical directions and explanatory text for the use of students, Johnston, 1881
- Bitter pit investigation, Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer, 1911
- The botanical atlas : a guide to the practical study of plants, containing representatives of the leading forms of plant life : with explanatory letterpress, W. & A.K. Johnston, 1883
- Fungus diseases of stone-fruit trees in Australia and their treatment, Melbourne R.S. Brain, government printer, 1902
- Handbook of fungus diseases of the potato in Australia and their treatment, J. Kemp, Government Printer, 1911
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References[edit]
- ^ a b White, Neville H., "McAlpine, Daniel (1849–1932)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-01-18
- ^ International Plant Names Index. McAlpine.