Byrne, Geoffrey C. (Geoff)   (fl. 1990s - 2020s)

He graduated from his medical studies in 1979 at the University of Queensland, and completed his fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 1996.

He was Director of the Diabetes and Endocrine Unit at Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth from 1987 to 1999.

He also trained as a botanist and zoologist, while his wife Ruth worked as a secretary.

In retirement, the couple form a formidable team, photographing and cataloguing WA's flora.
"Without this, it [retirement] would have been absolutely boring. We were determined that that wasn't going to happen to us," he said.
"We needed to be occupied and we needed to do things we're interested in."

These days Ms Byrne is a willing accomplice in her husband's botanical endeavours, but she conceded she was not always as enthusiastic.
"I've always been interested in wildflowers and birds, but I wouldn't have said it was my passion when we were married," she chuckled.

Geoff, together with his wife Ruth, have donated more than 10,000 digital images and almost 8,000 specimens to the WA State collection.

Source: Extracted from:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1089238244453379&id=254289827948229&set=a.391843657526178
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-13/wa-herbarium-holds-specimens-from-captain-cook-maiden-voyage/11200448
https://anzsped.org/about-anzsped/history/apeg-history/
https://ochrehealth.com.au/doctors/dr-geoffrey-byrne/
Portrait Photo: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-13/wa-herbarium-holds-specimens-from-captain-cook-maiden-voyage/11200448

Collecting localities for 'Byrne, G.' from AVH (2025)

Data from 8,249 specimens