CALEY, GEORGE (1770-1829), naturalist and explorer, was born on 10 June 1770 at
Craven, Yorkshire, England, son of a horse dealer. His only formal education was
about four years at Manchester Free Grammar School, which he left to work in his
father's stables. A desire to know more about farriery led him to study botany and
with the encouragement of the celebrated botanist, Dr William Withering
(1744-1799), he became associated with the Manchester School of Botanists. In 1795
he approached Sir Joseph Banks and after working in the Kew and other gardens was
appointed by Banks in 1798 to go to New South Wales as a collector at a weekly
wage of 15s. with quarters and supplies from the government stores.
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George Caley was sent by Joseph Banks to collect botanical specimens in New South Wales. He arrived in Sydney in 1800 and was superintendent of the botanic gardens at Parramatta until 1808.
Born Craven, Yorkshire, England, 10 June 1770. Died Bayswater, England, 23 May 1829. Worked in his father's stables; studied botany and became associated with the Manchester School of Botanists; work in Kew and other gardens 1795-98; sent to New South Wales by Sir Joseph Banks (q.v.) 1798 as a collector; arrived Sydney 1800 and allotted a house at Parramatta where he could maintain a botanical garden; collected mainly botanical specimens but also birds and animals; made a number of excursions which gave him a detailed knowledge of the country surrounding the settlement; appointment terminated 1808; returned to England and lived on a small pension from Banks till 1816; superintendent, botanical gardens, St Vincent, West Indies 1816-22.
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1800 - 1808
Career position - Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens, Parramatta, New South Wales
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1816 - 1822
Career position - Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens at St Vincent, West Indies
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1905
Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus caleyi Maiden was named in his honour by J.H. Maiden
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1916
Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden was described. Caley was collector of the syntype.
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