Richard Helms (naturalist) explained

Richard Helms
Birth Date:	1842 12, df=yes
Nationality:	German-born Australian
Occupation:	naturalist
Known For:	botany, zoology, geology, and ethnology in various parts of Australia and New Zealand

Richard Helms (12 December 1842 – 7 July 1914) was a German-born Australian naturalist whose work in botany, zoology, geology, and ethnology covered various parts of Australia and New Zealand.^{[1] [2]} He arrived in Australia in 1858 and worked for a cousin in a Melbourne cigar shop. He travelled to Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1862 and in 1876 began practicing as a dentist in Nelson, New Zealand. He married in 1879 and opened a watchmaking business in Greymouth.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Book: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/helms-richard-3747 . Australian Dictionary of Biography . 15 April 2015 . Chisholm, A.H.. Helms, Richard (1842–1914) . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University .
2. Galloway. D. J.. Vitikainen. O.. 2013-07-01. Contributions to a history of New Zealand lichenology 4. Richard Helms (1842–1914). Australasian Lichenology. 73. 12–23.
3. C Hedley. Presidential Address - Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales; 19 August 1915. https://archive.org/stream/journalproceedi491915roya/journalproceedi491915roya_djvu.txt
4. Godley. E. J .. 2001. Biographical Notes (42): Richard Helms (1842 -1914). New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter. 64. 39–41.