Stirling, James (1852 - 1905)

James Stirling was a Lands Department officer based at Omeo who later became Victorian Government Geologist. At various times Stirling collected in the alps in company with Mueller, who named Helychrysum stirlingii in his honour. Besides papers on the physiography of Victoria's alps, Stirling published comprehensive accounts of the alpine flora (Stirling 1883 & 1885, 1886).
 

Extracted from: Flora of Victoria, Vol. 1, Chap 5, 'Botanical Exploration of Victoria', by J.H.Willis & Helen M. Cohn (1993). [consult for source references]