David Noble (canyoner)
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David 'Dave' Noble (born 1965) discovered the Wollemi Pine on September 10, 1994.
John and Olive Noble, David's parents, emigrated from England to Australia when he was two years old.
A modern day explorer, Noble has visited sites in the Wollemi National Park that few if any other people have seen and is known for exploring the canyons of the Wollemi Wilderness. He has named over two hundred remote features.
At the time of discovering the Wollemi Pine, Noble was a field officer with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NSW). After his discovery Noble completed a bachelor of applied science degree and was promoted to a ranger.
The Wollemi Pine species (Wollemia nobilis) was named after David Noble.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ James Woodford, The Wollemi Pine: The incredible discovery of a living fossil from the age of the dinosaurs, (Revised Edition), The Text Publishing Company, 2002, ISBN 1-876485-74-4
[edit] External links
- David Noble's home page, from the Internet Archive
