Canadian-American botanist known for her pivotal role in curating the botanical collection at the California Academy of Sciences. She authored over 310 scientific articles and named 395 land plant species, ranking as the fourth most prolific female scientist in this regard.
Professor and Group Leader of the Plant Cell Biology Group in the Research School for Biological Sciences at the Australian National University (ANU), Australian Capital Territory.
Irish animal and genre painter
Irish botanical and landscape painter
Irish botanist and horticulturist
Irish botanist
Irish botanist and bryologist
It was art that led her to her second passion, anthropology and the welfare of Aboriginal people.
Irish plantswoman and horticulturalist
When her husband was sent to Tasmania as Governor in the 1830s and 40s, she travelled widely, improved the wretched conditions that female prisoners endured, encouraged the building of schools for boys and girls, commissioned a temple, and founded a museum.