Richard Helms (naturalist)

Richard Helms (December 12th, 1842 – July 17th, 1914) was a German-born Australian naturalist whose work in botany, zoology, geology, and ethnology covered various parts of Australia and New Zealand.[1] 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.[2] The standard author abbreviation Helms is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]


References

  1. ↑ Chisholm, A.H. "Richard Helms". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. ↑ C Hedley. Presidential Address - Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales; August 19th 1915.
  3. ↑ "Author Query for 'Helms'". International Plant Names Index.