Richard Helms (naturalist)

Richard Helms (12 December 1842 – 7 July 1914) was a German-born Australian naturalist whose work in botany, zoology, geology, and ethnology covered various parts of Australia and New Zealand.[1][2] He arrived in Australia in 1858 and worked for a cousin in a Melbourne cigar shop. He travelled to Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1862 and in 1876 began practicing as a dentist in Nelson, New Zealand. He married in 1879 and opened a watchmaking business in Greymouth.[3][4] The standard author abbreviation Helms is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

Richard Helms
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Richard Helms, botanist to the 1891 Elder Exploring Expedition
Born(1842-12-12)December 12, 1842
DiedJuly 14, 1914(1914-07-14) (aged 71)
NationalityGerman-born Australian
Occupationnaturalist
Known forbotany, zoology, geology, and ethnology in various parts of Australia and New Zealand

References
  1. Chisholm, A.H. "Helms, Richard (1842–1914)". Richard Helms. Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. Galloway, D. J.; Vitikainen, O. (1 July 2013). "Contributions to a history of New Zealand lichenology 4. Richard Helms (1842–1914)" (PDF). Australasian Lichenology. 73: 12–23.
  3. C Hedley. Presidential Address - Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales; 19 August 1915.
  4. Godley, E. J . (2001). "Biographical Notes (42): Richard Helms (1842 -1914)" (PDF). New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter. 64: 39–41.
  5. International Plant Names Index.  Helms.


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