Jean Galbraith (28 March 1906 – 2 January 1999) was an Australian botanist, gardener, writer of children's books and poet.
For 50 years she contributed monthly to two magazines, The Garden Lover and The Victorian Naturalist, as well as occasional articles for The Age.
[2] She was recipient of the 1970 Australian Natural History Medallion and founding member of the Latrobe Valley Field Naturalists Club.
[8] In addition to poetry Galbraith also wrote the lyrics for hymns, such as "O Christ our Lord whose beauty".
In all Galbraith wrote ten books: Botany and gardening: Books for children: Autobiography: Poetry: She also wrote regularly for the NSW School Magazine, ran a series of broadcasts on the ABC for children, and in 1964 and 1965, contributed a monthly page for the Educational Magazine called "Beauty in Distress – a plea for the preservation of our native plants".