Richard Pescott
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Richard Thomas Martin Pescott (21 August 1905 – 22 February 1986) was an Australian botanist.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Pescott was Director of the National Museum of Victoria from 1944 to 1957, and then Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne until his retirement in 1970.[1] He was President of the Royal Society of Victoria from 1963 to 64.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was the nephew of the Australian naturalist Edward Edgar Pescott.[1]
Works
- W. R. Guilfoyle, 1840-1912: The Master of Landscaping, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1974. Template:ISBN.
- The Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne: a history from 1845 to 1970, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1982.
- "The Australian Gardening Book" (1991)
- "Companion Planting Guide to the Australian Gardening Book" (1991)
References
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