place_of_death stanley thatcher blake
___MASK40___ , officially the Commonwealth of ___MASK40___ , is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world ' s sixth - largest country by total area . The neighbouring countries are Papua ___MASK90___ , Indonesia and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - east ; and New Zealand to the south - east . ___MASK40___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . The ___MASK17___ Botanic Gardens ( formerly the Mount Coot - tha Botanic Gardens ) are located from the ___MASK17___ CBD in Toowong , Queensland , Australia , at the foot of ___MASK17___ ' s tallest mountain , Mount Coot - tha . The Royal Society of ___MASK93___ was formed in ___MASK93___ , Australia in 1884 from the ___MASK93___ Philosophical Society , ___MASK93___ ' s oldest scientific institution , with royal patronage granted in 1885 . ___MASK93___ ( abbreviated as QLD ) is the second - largest and third - most - populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia . Situated in the north - east of the country , it is bordered by the Northern Territory , South Australia and New South ___MASK22___ to the west , south - west and south respectively . To the east , ___MASK93___ is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean . ___MASK93___ has a population of 4 , 750 , 500 , concentrated along the coast and particularly in the state ' s South East . The state is the world ' s sixth largest sub - national entity , with an area of 1 , 852 , 642 km . The capital and largest city in the state is ___MASK17___ , Australia ' s third largest city . Often referred to as the " Sunshine State ", ___MASK93___ is home to 10 of Australia ' s 30 largest cities and is the nation ' s third largest economy . Tourism in the state , fuelled largely by its warm tropical climate , is a major industry . Stanley Thatcher Blake ( 1910 -- 24 February 1973 ) was an Australian botanist who served as president of the Royal Society of ___MASK93___ who was associated with the ___MASK93___ Herbarium beginning in 1945 until his death . The ___MASK93___ Herbarium is situated at the ___MASK17___ Botanic Gardens , Mount Coot - tha , in ___MASK17___ , ___MASK93___ , Australia . It is part of ___MASK93___  s Department of Science , Information Technology , Innovation and Arts . It is responsible for discovering , describing , monitoring , modelling , surveying , naming and classifying ___MASK93___  s plants , and is the focus for information and research on the state  s plants and plant communities .