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Biography: Dobbie, Herbert Boucher

Herbert Dobbie

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Herbert Dobbie

Botanist Herbert Dobbie retained an interest in ferns throughout his life, often travelling long distances to seek out new specimens. He variously worked as an engineering draughtsman, a stationmaster, an orchardist and a writer.

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John D. McCraw. 'Dobbie, Herbert Boucher', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30991/herbert-dobbie (accessed 4 June 2026).