Donald Petrie (7 September 1846 – 1 September 1925) was a Scottish botanist noted for his work in New Zealand. Petrie was born in the parish of Edinkillie,

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, on 7 September 1846 and educated at

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and the

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. He taught at the

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, the

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and Scotch College in Melbourne, Australia, before being appointed inspector of schools with the provincial government in

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, New Zealand, in October 1873. An active member of the

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, Petrie was elected a fellow of the

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(1886) and served as president of the

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(1896). He was one of the 20 original fellows of the New Zealand Institute in 1911 and held several positions there, including council member, member of the board of governors, and president in 1915. He died in 1925.

Species named in Petrie's honour

* '' Carmichaelia petriei''

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1846 births 1925 deaths People from Moray Scottish emigrants to New Zealand Scottish botanists Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Fellows of the Linnean Society of London People educated at Aberdeen Grammar School Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand Plant collectors 20th-century New Zealand botanists 19th-century New Zealand botanists Presidents of the Royal Society of New Zealand {{NewZealand-bio-stub