Schulzen, Ludwig Wilhelm (William)   (c.1820 - 1881)

He was born c.1820 in Bremen, Germany; died on 15 May 1881 at Branxton, NSW.

He obtained his medical qualifications in Leipzig, Germany.

He arrived in South Australia in about 1847 and was a resident of Guichen Bay on the Eastern coast (near Robe) when he was naturalized in 1851.

It was at Guichen Bay in 1848 that Ferdinand Mueller paid him a visit and they made collections together from Concorara scrub.

He then moved to Victoria to the goldfields and was first registered as a Doctor in Victoria in 1856. His move was prompted by the South Australian government reducing the salaries of medical practitioners.

The next trace of him is when he married Louisa Newsham (née Singleton) in Patricks Plains, NSW, in 1866.

(Patricks Plains was the original name for Singleton. Singleton was named after Benjamin Singleton, the first settler of the place, and Benjamin, coincidentally, was Louisa's father.)

Source: Extracted from:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Schulzen-12
https://ausgenie.blogspot.com/2007/11/dr-ludwig-wilhem-schulzen.html
Kraehenbuehl, D.N. 'History of Botany in South Australia (1800-1955) in Flora of Sth Aust, Part 1. (1986)
Portrait Photo: seeking portrait.

Collecting localities for 'Schulzen, L.W.' from AVH (2024)

Data from 23 specimens