Edwin Ashby was an Adelaide based Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n property developer and a noted malacologist interested in chitons and ornithologist. He was a founding member of the South Australian Ornithological Association

South Australian Ornithological Association

The South Australian Ornithological Association , also known as Birds SA, is an Australian birding organisation based in Adelaide, South Australia. The SAOA publishes a journal, the South Australian Ornithologist as well as the Birds SA Newsletter. It holds regular monthly meetings and conducts...

 (SAOA) in 1899, and of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union

Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union

The Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, also known as Birds Australia, was founded in 1901 to promote the study and conservation of the native bird species of Australia and adjacent regions. This makes it Australia's oldest national birding association. It is also Australia's largest...

 (RAOU) in 1901 for which he served as President 1926. The avian genus Ashbyia (represented by the Gibberbird

Gibberbird

The Gibberbird is a species of bird endemic to Australia. It is the only species in the genus Ashbyia. It, along with the four chats in the genus Epthianura, have sometimes been placed in a separate family, Epthianuridae , but are now thought to be aberrant honeyeaters in the family...

 Ashbyia lovensis) was named for him by Gregory Mathews

Gregory Mathews

Gregory Macalister Mathews CBE was an Australian amateur ornithologist.Mathews made his fortune in mining shares, and moved to England around 1900....

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The garden of Ashby's property 'Wittunga' in the Adelaide Hills

Adelaide Hills

The Adelaide Hills are part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is unofficially centred on the largest town in the area, Mount Barker, which has a population of around 29,000 and is also one of Australia's fastest growing towns.- History :The...

 was developed botanically by his son, Arthur Keith Ashby, donated to the State of South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

 in 1965, and opened to the public in 1975 as Wittunga Botanic Garden

Wittunga Botanic Garden

The Wittunga Botanic Garden is in Adelaide, South Australia, and is one of three botanic gardens that comprise the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide. It is located on Shepherds Hill Road, Blackwood, in the foothills...

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