Ferdinand von Mueller
German-Australian botanist (1825-1896) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 71
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victoria, Australia by Governor Charles La Trobe in 1853, and later director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne.
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He also founded the National Herbarium of Victoria. He named many Australian plants.
