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Barber, Mary Elizabeth, 1818-1899

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Personal name headingBarber, Mary Elizabeth, 1818-1899
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Birth date1818-01-05
Death date1899-09-04
Place of birthSouth Newton (England)
Place of deathPietermaritzburg (South Africa)
Field of activityBotany Ornithology Entomology
Found inGrowing wild, 2020: title page (Mary Elizabeth Barber)
Wikipedia, September 7, 2021: Mary Elizabeth Barber page (Mary Elizabeth Barber; birth date: Jan. 5, 1818; birth place: South Newton, Wiltshire, England; death date: Sept. 4, 1899; death place: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; nationality: Great Britain, British; was a pioneering British-born amateur scientist of the nineteenth century. Without formal education, she made a name for herself in botany, ornithology and entomology. She was also an accomplished poet and painter, and illustrated her scientific contributions that were published by learned societies such as the Royal Entomological Society in London, the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, and the Linnean Society of London)
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