Doris Alma Goy

Doris Alma Goy (1912 – 9 October 1999) was an Australian botanist and botanical collector. She is best known 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, 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. A few years later she transferred to the Queensland Herbarium 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 Cyril Tenison White, the Government Botanist. 1,090 of which are held in the Queensland Herbarium.

As Goy used both her maiden and married names when collecting, she has two author names: