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Born 1929; died on 1 September 2003 at Boxhill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
He obtained his
B.Sc. from the University of Melbourne in
1958 and has been working as a Taxonomic
Botanist at the National Herbarium of
Victoria since then.
[1969 dust-jacket of Nicholls' Orchids]
Willis, J.H. & Cohn, H. (1993) 'Botanical Exploration of Victoria' in Flora of Victoria, Vol.1,
mention:
"Other special studies by Herbarium staff included orchids (Bruce Muir), . . ."
He was co-editor, with David Jones, of:
Orchids of Australia - the complete edition
by Nicholls, W.H. (edited by D.L. Jones & T.B. Muir)
Published by Nelson, Melbourne, 1969
There seems to be no obituary in Muelleria, The Victorian Naturalist, or The Orchaidian.
Source: Extracted from:
The Ryerson Index - MUIR Thomas Bruce
Willis, J.H. & Cohn, H. (1993) 'Botanical Exploration of Victoria' in Flora of Victoria, Vol.1, Inkata Press.
Nicholls, W.H. (edited by D.L. Jones & T.B. Muir) Orchids of Australia - the complete edition, Published by Nelson, Melbourne, 1969
Portrait Photo: Seeking portrait.
Data from 9,453 specimens