# George Simpson (botanist)

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New Zealand naturalist and botanist (1880–1952)

George Simpson FLS FRSNZ Born 14 October 1880 Dunedin Died 16 May 1952(1952-05-16) (aged 71) Dunedin[1] Scientific career Fields Botany Author abbrev. (botany) G.Simpson

**George Simpson** (1880–1952) was a New Zealand naturalist and botanist.[2] He was born in [Dunedin](/source/Dunedin), the son of a master builder.[3][1] He, too, became a builder and valuer, working as Crown Valuer from about 1943 until early 1950. However, he, together with [John Scott Simpson](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Scott_Simpson&action=edit&redlink=1), became interested in collecting and growing New Zealand native plants and by 1925 both were well known within the New Zealand botanical community.[1]

In 1930, he was elected a fellow of the Linnean Society,[3] In 1945, he published his monograph on *[Carmichaelia](/source/Carmichaelia)*.[4] In 1949 he was elected a fellow of the [Royal Society of New Zealand](/source/Royal_Society_of_New_Zealand), [FRSNZ](/source/FRSNZ).[1][3]

The standard [author abbreviation](/source/List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(A)) G.Simpson is used to indicate this person as the author when [citing](/source/Author_citation_(botany)) a [botanical name](/source/Botanical_name).[5]

## Names published

(List incomplete: 74 names published)[2]

- *[Myosotis ramificata](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Myosotis_ramificata&action=edit&redlink=1)* G.Simpson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. N. Z. lxxix. 426 (1952).

- *[Myosotis tenuis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Myosotis_tenuis&action=edit&redlink=1)* G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. N. Z. lxxiii. 161 (1943).

- *[Wahlenbergia laxa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wahlenbergia_laxa&action=edit&redlink=1)* G.Simpson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. N. Z. lxxix. 430 (1952).

- *[Wahlenbergia ramosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wahlenbergia_ramosa&action=edit&redlink=1)* G.Simpson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. N. Z. lxxv. 196 (1945).

- *[Brachyscome brevifolia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brachyscome_brevifolia&action=edit&redlink=1)* G.Simpson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. N. Z. lxxix. 432 (1952).

- *[Celmisia spedeni](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Celmisia_spedeni&action=edit&redlink=1)* G.Simpson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. N. Z. lxxv. 200 (1945).

- *Carmichaelia solandri* G.Simpson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. N. Z. lxxv. 253 (1945). (synonym of *[Carmichaelia australis](/source/Carmichaelia_australis)* R.Br.)

- *[Carmichaelia appressa](/source/Carmichaelia_appressa)* G.Simpson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. N. Z. lxxv. 263 (1945).

- *[Carmichaelia astonii](/source/Carmichaelia_astonii)* G.Simpson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. N. Z. lxxv. 253 (1945).

- *[Carmichaelia hollowayi](/source/Carmichaelia_hollowayi)* G.Simpson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. N. Z. lxxv. 277 (1945).

(These may not be accepted names.)

## Eponymy

(From Godley, 1997)[1]

- *[Ranunculus simpsonii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranunculus_simpsonii&action=edit&redlink=1)*

- *[Ourissia sessifolia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ourissia_sessifolia&action=edit&redlink=1)* var. *simpsonii*

- *[Wahlenburgia simpsonii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wahlenburgia_simpsonii&action=edit&redlink=1)* J.A.Hay (synonym of *[Wahlenbergia albomarginata](/source/Wahlenbergia_albomarginata)* subsp. *flexilis* ([Petrie](/source/Donald_Petrie)) J.A.Petterson

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-godley_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-godley_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-godley_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-godley_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-godley_1-4) Godley, E.J. (1997). ["Biographical Notes (28) : George Simpson FLS, FRSNZ, FNZIV (1880-1952)"](http://www.nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz/newsletter/NZBotSoc-1997-50.pdf) (PDF). *New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter*. **50**: 19. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IPNI_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IPNI_2-1) ["Author Details: Simpson, George(1980-1952)"](https://www.ipni.org/a/9682-1). *The International Plant Name Index*. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allan_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allan_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-allan_3-2) Allan, H.H. (1953). ["George Simpson, 1880-1852"](http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/image/rsnz_81/rsnz_81_01_0244_0153_ac_01.html). *Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand*. **81**: 153. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-simpson_4-0)** Simpson, G. (1945). ["COCKAYNE MEMORIAL PAPER, No. I. A Revision of the genus Carmichaelia"](http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/images/rsnz_75/rsnz_75_02_0319_0231_ac_01.gif). *Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand*. **75** (2): 231–287. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [International Plant Names Index](/source/International_Plant_Names_Index). [*G.Simpson*](https://www.ipni.org/search?q=author%20std%3AG.Simpson).

Authority control databases Academics International Plant Names Index Other Te Papa (New Zealand)

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