CHEESEMAN, Thomas Frederic 1846–1923

Born Hull, Yorkshire, son of Thomas Cheeseman. Arrived Auckland 1854 with his father, educated at Church of England Grammar School, Parnell, Auckland. Started farming, but his interests led him to botany, in which he achieved eminence. In 1906 published Manual of New Zealand Flora; 1914 his own and Dr W. B. Helmsley's Illustrations of the New Zealand Flora.