Daniell, Thelma Christine (née Johnson) (1916 - 2008)
Born on 7 January 1916 in Melbourne, Victoria; died on 4 April 2008 at Esperance, WA.
In December 1938, Thelma Johnson married Mr Patrick Major Daniell in Melbourne.
From Ian Clarke's 'The history of the herbarium, School of Botany, Uni Melb' (1990):
"The encouragement given by Dr McLennan to all
students, whether of the University, or amateurs, is
often noted in writings documenting her career. A
striking example of the flourishing of amateur abilities are seen in two series of paintings of fungi held in
the herbarium. . . .
The second series of paintings, also of fungi, consists
of over 200 working illustrations with accompanying
descriptions. These were painted by Mrs Thelma Daniell in the 1950s and 60s and are mainly of the families
Boletaceae and Amanitaceae.
Seeking recognition of their potential Dr McLennan wrote in a letter to
Dr R. W. G. Dennis at the Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew, that the drawings were 'accurate and extensive.
and sent copies for his use. More recently, in 1975,
copies were requested by Dr R. Watling, mycologist ar
the Edinburgh Botanical Garden. Dr McLennan notes
that Mrs Daniell began keeping specimens in October
1959.
Her collections are now held in the National
Herbarium of Victoria."
She later bcame a keen supporter of FungiMap and recorded and
collected fungi in the Esperance region of WA for many years.
She wrote two books:
'Esperance Before Settlement' By Thelma C Daniell (1988).
'Dear Margaret / from your loving friend Thelma' by Daniell, Thelma C. (1990).
Source: Extracted from:
The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.) Thu 8 Dec 1938 Page 32 - CHRISTMAS LILIES WILL DECORATE CHAPEL
Clarke, I.C. 'The history of the herbarium, School of Botany, Uni Melb' (1990) in
Short, P.S. (ed) History of Systematic Botany in Australasia, ASBS, 1990.
https://fungimap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Fungimap_Newsletter_22_August_2004.pdf
Portrait Photo: none found.
Collecting localities for 'Daniell, T.C.' from AVH (2025)
Data from 366 specimens
