Ernst Bernard Heyne
Ernst Bernard Heyne (15 September 1825 – 16 October 1881) was a German botanist and horticulturist and a pioneer in the early development of agriculture in Australia. Early life. Heyne was born at Meissen, Saxony, Germany; son of Carl August Heyne, Doctor of Medicine and his wife, Marianne, daughter of Caraline and Johannes Tierof. He was educated at Leipzig University Germany, where he received in 1845 his Diploma of Botany. He was an accomplished linguist and mathematician. E.B. obtained a position at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Dresden.