Pitcher, Frederick   (1856 - 1935)

Born in Collingwood, Vic, 1856; died in Melbourne? Vic. 21 November 1935.

Horticulturist, botanist, assistant to Mueller at Melbourne Botanic Gardens. Later Clerk in Lands Dept, then back to Gardens, becomming Assistant Curator.

Was a Victorian Field Naturalist Club founder. He had a wide knowledge of exotic plants but ferns were his special interest.

He planned the fern gully at the Gardens and listed the Victorian ferns, many of which he had grown.

He was director of the early FNCV wildflower shows.

Source: Galbraith, J. (1980). Botanists and the FNCV - the First 30 Years. The Victorian Naturalist 97:114-120
George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA. [consult for source references]
Portrait Photo: seeking portrait

Collecting localities for 'Pitcher, F.' from AVH (2023)

Data from 322 specimens