Bacchus, William Henry (1820 - 1887)

Born Glamorganshire, Wales, c. 22 Nov. 1820; died Warrenhiep, Buninyongshire, Vic, 7 July 1887

Grazier at Lai Lai, Vic. Collected in Warrenhiep district, 1869 (chiefly grasses); also intermittently around Ballarat 1872-94. Specimens (many numbered) at MEL, NMW. Wrote 'A description of some Victorian and other Australian grasses', 2nd Ann. Rep., Secretary for Agriculture 126-149 (1874).

Source: George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA. [consult for source references]