Gillian Perry

Gillian Perry (born Gillian Jenkins, 19 October 1943 – 22 August 2011) was an Australian botanist. She is recognised internationally for her work in botanical nomenclature.

Career Gillian Perry was born in Perth, Western Australia on 19 October 1943, only daughter of entomologists Eileen Alice (born Bowley) and Clee Francis Howard Jenkins (1908–1997). She graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1967 with a BSc.

Perry began work as a plant physiologist at the WA Forests Department and the Institute of Agriculture. She later transferred to Macquarie University where her focus was on plant hormones. While at Macquarie, she completed an MSc, awarded in 1974.

Perry resigned from the Herbarium in April 1994 following its transfer to the Department of Conservation and Land Management. She was survived by her husband, Michael Perry.