one of the four Vice-Presidents of the Linnean Society of London. He held this position until his death in 1842. Royal Society In 1791, Lambert was elected to the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge and Joseph Banks made him a member of its Council in 1810. "He was a friend and correspondent of Sir Joseph Banks, and took a great interest in the botanical and zoological discoveries emerging from New Holland in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, as they were transmitted back to London, whether as living or dead specimens, as seeds, or as drawings. Lambert compiled the collection from Surgeon General John White's specimens and drawings brought from Sydney to London in 1795." Honours and memorials Lambert is honoured in the scientific name of the Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana), the genus Lambertia, and the variegated fairywren (Malurus lamberti). The standard botanical author abbreviation Lamb. is applied to species he described. References Bibliography Elbert L. Little, Jr. "Lambert's 'Description of the Genus Pinus,' 1832 Edition". Madrono, 10:33–47. 1949. H. W. Renkema and John Ardagh. "Aylmer Bourke Lambert and his 'Description of the Genus Pinus'". The Journal of the Linnean Society of London, 48:439–466. 1928–1931. External links Aylmer Bourke Lambert FLS at www.barnelms.com The TAL & Dai-ichi Life Derby Collection at the State Library of New South Wales English taxonomists 1761 births 1842 deaths Botanists with author abbreviations Fellows of the Linnean Society of London Fellows of the Royal Society 18th-century British botanists 19th-century British botanists