# Thomas Kirk

> Thomas Kirk was an English-born botanist, teacher, public servant, writer and churchman who moved to New Zealand with his wife and four children in late 1862. The New Zealand government commissioned him in 1884 to compile a report on the indigenous forests of the country and appointed him as chief conservator of forests the following year. He published 130 papers in botany and plants including The Durability of New Zealand Timbers, The Forest Flora of New Zealand and Students' Flora of New Zealand.

*New Zealand botanist and botanical collector (1828-1898)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1828-01-18
- **Died:** 1898-03-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Томас Кірк](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81_%D0%9A%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BA)
- [توماس كيرك](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83)
- [توماس كيرك](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83)
- [Tomas Kirk](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomas_Kirk)
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- [Thomas Kirk (Botaniker)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kirk_(Botaniker))
- [Thomas Kirk (botanist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kirk_(botanist))
- [Thomas Kirk](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kirk)
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- [Кёрк, Томас](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%91%D1%80%D0%BA%2C_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81)
- [Thomas Kirk](https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kirk)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q930525)

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