Bishop, Anthony Dean (Tony)   (1954 - 1995)

Born in 1954 in Melbourne, VIC; died on 8 August 1995 in Cronulla, NSW.

Tony Bishop was a multi-talented individual. A botanist, journalist, editor, photographer and keen bushwalker.

He had an abiding love of nature from his early childhood. For the last ten vears of his life he devoted all of his spare time to the study of Australian native orchids.

His expertise was recognised by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, for whom he was a consultant on orchids for their authoritative 'Flora of New South Wales', Vol.4, published in 1993 by UNSW Press.

Tony also wrote and illustrated with his own photographs the 'Field Guide to Orchids of New South Wales and Victoria', but died of AIDS in 1995 before this book was published.

His partner, John Keller, presented his orchid collection to the Australian National Herbarium in Canberra after Tony's death.

Source: Extracted from:
The Ryerson Index: BISHOP Anthony Dean;
Back cover, Bishop, Anthony, (1996) 'Field Guide to Orchids of New South Wales and Victoria'
Pers.com. Mark Clements (2024).
Portrait Photo: Seeking portrait.

Collecting localities for 'Bishop, A.D.' from AVH (2024)

Data from 774 specimens