Richard Hind Cambage
Australian botanist (1859–1928)
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Richard Hind Cambage CBE (7 November 1859 – 28 November 1928) was an Australian surveyor and botanist who made important contributions to the description of the genera Acacia and Eucalyptus. In 1902, Cambage became the Chief Mining Surveyor.[1] In 1916, he was made the Under-Secretary of the Mines Department.[1][2] Cambage was also President of Royal Society of New South Wales. In 1925, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
7 November 1859
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| Born | Richard Hind Cambage 7 November 1859 Applegarth near Milton, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 28 November 1928 (aged 69) Australia |
| Education | Ulladulla Public School) |
| Spouse | Fanny Skillman |
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| Fields | surveying and botany |
| Workplaces | Milton State School Elizabeth Street registry office Department of Lands Linnean Society of New South Wales |
Early life
Career
Cambage taught briefly at the school[2] before he became an assistant surveyor in 1878.[1] He was licensed as a surveyor in 1882.[1][2][3] Cambage worked for the Lands Department as a draughtsman for three years and as a surveyor at the Department of Mines.[1][2]
In 1902, he became the Chief Mining Surveyor.[1] Cambage taught surveying at Sydney Technical College from 1909 to 1915.[1] In 1916, he was made the Under-Secretary of the Mines Department.[1][2][4]
Cambage retired from the public service in 1924.[1][2] In 1925, Cambage was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[1][2]
He was a member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.[1][2] He was President of the Institution of Surveyors,[4] President of Royal Society of New South Wales[4] and President of Pan-Pacific Science Congress.[1][2] He was also President of the Australian Research Council.[5]
Cambage contributed to a number of articles in the Journal of the Royal Society and described 130 species.[1]