Richard Helms | |
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![]() Richard Helms, botanist to the 1891 Elder Exploring Expedition | |
Born | 12 December 1842 |
Died | 14 July 1914 | (aged 71)
Nationality | German-born Australian |
Occupation | naturalist |
Known for | botany, zoology, geology, and ethnology in various parts of Australia and New Zealand |
Richard Helms (12 December 1842 – 7 July 1914) was a German-born Australian naturalist whose work in botany, zoology, geology, and ethnology covered various parts of Australia and New Zealand.[1][2] He arrived in Australia in 1858 and worked for a cousin in a Melbourne cigar shop. He travelled to Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1862 and in 1876 began practicing as a dentist in Nelson, New Zealand. He married in 1879 and opened a watchmaking business in Greymouth.[3][4] The standard author abbreviation Helms is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]