William Vincent Fitzgerald, (21 July 1867 – 6 August 1929) was an Australian botanist. He described five genera and about 210 species of plants from Western Australia, including 33 Acacia and several Eucalyptus species. He also collected for other botanists such as Ferdinand von Mueller and Joseph Maiden and was known through his work on orchids. Eucalyptus fitzgeraldii was named for him by William Blakely.
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21 July 1867 Mangana, near Ben Lomond (Tasmania), Australia
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Died |
6 August 1929 (aged 62) New Guinea
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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