Muir, Thomas Bruce   (1929 - 2003)

Born 1929; died on 1 September 2003 at Boxhill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.

He obtained his B.Sc. from the University of Melbourne in 1958 and has been working as a Taxonomic Botanist at the National Herbarium of Victoria since then.
[1969 dust-jacket of Nicholls' Orchids]

Willis, J.H. & Cohn, H. (1993) 'Botanical Exploration of Victoria' in Flora of Victoria, Vol.1, mention:
"Other special studies by Herbarium staff included orchids (Bruce Muir), . . ."

He was co-editor, with David Jones, of:
Orchids of Australia - the complete edition
by Nicholls, W.H. (edited by D.L. Jones & T.B. Muir)
Published by Nelson, Melbourne, 1969

There seems to be no obituary in Muelleria, The Victorian Naturalist, or The Orchaidian.

Source: Extracted from:
The Ryerson Index - MUIR Thomas Bruce
Willis, J.H. & Cohn, H. (1993) 'Botanical Exploration of Victoria' in Flora of Victoria, Vol.1, Inkata Press.
Nicholls, W.H. (edited by D.L. Jones & T.B. Muir) Orchids of Australia - the complete edition, Published by Nelson, Melbourne, 1969
Portrait Photo: Seeking portrait.

Collecting localities for 'Muir, T.B.' from AVH (2024)

Data from 9,453 specimens