David 'Dave' Noble (born 1965) is an Australian Canyoner,

Explorer Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...

and

Botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

who on or about 10 September 1994 discovered the

Wollemi pine ''Wollemia'' is a genus of coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. It was known only through fossil records until 1994, when the Australian species ''Wollemia nobilis'' was discovered in a temperate rainforest wilderness area of the Wollemi ...

. Thus, resulting in the scientific name of this species, ''Wollemia nobilis'', is named after him. John and Olive Noble, David's parents, emigrated from England to Australia when he was two years old. A modern-day explorer, Noble has visited sites in the

Wollemi National Park The Wollemi National Park () is a protected national park and wilderness area that is located in the northern Blue Mountains and Lower Hunter regions of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The park, the second largest national park in New S ...

that few if any other people have seen and is known for exploring the canyons of the Wollemi Wilderness. He has named over two hundred remote features, including the canyons Twister and Hole in the Floor.David Warren Noble (a different person to the subject of this article)
Canyon Nomenclature and History
2001 At the time of discovering the Wollemi pine, Noble was a field officer with the

National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales) The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is a directorate of the New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment responsible for managing most of the protected areas in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Despite its name the ...

. After his discovery Noble completed a bachelor of applied science degree and was promoted to a ranger.James Woodford, ''The Wollemi Pine: The incredible discovery of a living fossil from the age of the dinosaurs'', (Revised Edition), The Text Publishing Company, 2002,

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External links

David Noble's home page
from the Internet Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Noble, David 1965 births Explorers of Australia Living people Australian people of English descent Australian conservationists 20th-century Australian botanists 21st-century Australian botanists