Wilson, Paul Graham   (1928 - 2024)

Born in the UK in 1928; died in late July 2024 in Perth, WA

Migrated to Australia and started working at the South Australian Herbarium under Hj Eichler on 5 May 1958.
Paul managed the SA Herbarium during Eichler's year as ABLO in Kew in 1962.

In October 1965 he moved from Adelaide to the Western Australian Herbarium in Perth, where he worked for the rest of his paid working life and 25 years into retirement.
He officially retired on 2 January 1993.

This notice of 'retirement from retirement' appeared in the ASBS Newsletter in June 1917:

A fond farewell
In late May, Paul Wilson's career was quietly celebrated by staff, associates and volunteers at the Western Australian Herbarium along with members of his family.
Paul has made an astonishing contribution to the taxonomy and conservation of Australian Asteraceae, Chenopodiaceae and Rutaceae, including working two or three days a week for some 25 years since he officially retired.
An APNI search reveals an astonishing 641 names (excluding autonyms) attributed to him, both novel taxa and new combinations, - a most humble and kind botanist.

Source:
pers.com. M.Fagg 2021;
pers. com. Bill Barker 2024;
Extract from: Australasian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 171 (June 2017) p.29-30
Portrait Photo: 1977 George Chippendale collection at ANBG.

Collecting localities for 'Wilson, P.G.' from AVH (2021)

Data from 14,751 specimens