Doris Alma Goy (1912 – 9 October 1999) was an Australian botanist and botanical collector. She is best know for her work on ferns.

Early life and education

Goy was born in 1912 at Mount Morgan, Queensland, daughter of Mary (née Petersen) and engine driver Joseph Goy. She passed the high school examination in 1924 and enrolled in

Mount Morgan State High School Mount Morgan State High School is a heritage-listed state high school and technical college at 4 Central Street, Mount Morgan, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1908. It was formerly known as Mount Morgan Technical Co ...

, where she passed the junior public examination in 1927. She was seventh on the order of merit for professional and clerical positions and was offered employment as a student teacher.

Career

She moved to Brisbane and found work in the

Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock The Department of Primary Industries is the Queensland Government department responsible for developing Queensland's Primary sector of the economy, primary industries. The section known as Biosecurity Queensland is responsible for biosecurity m ...

. A few years later she transferred to the

Queensland Herbarium The Queensland Herbarium (Index Herbariorum code: BRI) is situated at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is part of Queensland's Department of Environment and Science. It is responsible for disc ...

and began collecting and studying ferns. Her articles about Queensland ferns were published in the ''Queensland Naturalist'', ''North Queensland Naturalist'' and the ''Victorian Naturalist''. Some were co-authored with

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, the Government Botanist. The Public Service

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forced her retirement, following her marriage to fellow botanist

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in 1942. During her life, Goy collected more than 1,300 specimens, including many ferns, 1,090 of which are held in the Queensland Herbarium. Following her husband's death in 1970, Goy prepared his notes on the biological control of ''

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'' which were published in the ''Botany Bulletin''. For some years Goy lived at John Wesley Gardens in Geebung, Queensland. She later moved to the J. W. Jones Nursing Centre in Chermside. Goy died on 9 October 1999 in Chermside, Queensland. As Goy used both her maiden and married names when collecting, she has two author names: * *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goy, Doris Alma 1912 births 1999 deaths 20th-century Australian botanists People from Mount Morgan, Queensland