Ernst Bernard Heyne

Ernst Bernhard Heyne was a German botanist and horticulturist and a pioneer in the early development of agriculture in Australia.
Ernst Bernhard Heyne born on 15 September 1825 at Meissen, Saxony, son of Carl August Heyne, M.D., and his wife Marianne Tierof. Heyne graduated with a Diploma of Botany from the University of Leipzig, Saxony. As an accomplished linguist and mathematician, he obtained a position at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Dresden. In 1848 he was chosen to lead a botanical expedition in Spain, but it was cancelled because of political troubles. Heyne's brother Carl, who had become involved in politics, killed an officer in a duel and fled to America. Although not implicated, Ernst also decided to migrate to Australia and left Hamburg for Melbourne Australia on board the 'Godefroi'.
Life in Australia
His journey and arrival in Melbourne on 13 February 1849 are described in his letters, published in German as Australia Felix. The Heyne Garden Centre was established by his grandson Franz Waldemar and continues today as the Heyne Garden Centre.