Ferdinand von Mueller

Ferdinand von Mueller
Born	(1825-06-30)30 June 1825 Rostock, Germany
Died	10 October 1896(1896-10-10) (aged 71) Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	German-Australian
Citizenship	Naturalised British Subject in South Australia and Victoria
Awards	Clarke Medal (1883) Royal Medal (1888)
Scientific career
Fields	botany, medicine, geography
Author abbrev. (botany)	F.Muell.

Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG (German: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victora, Australia by Governor Charles La Trobe in 1853, and later director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. He also founded the National Herbarium of Victoria. He named many Australian plants.