Margaret Jane Benson
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Margaret Jane Benson (20 October 1859 ā 20 June 1936) was an English botanist specialising in paleobotany, and one of the first female members of the Linnean Society of London.[1] Most of her career was spent as the head of the Department of Botany at Royal Holloway College, University of London from 1893 to 1922.[2] In 1927, a botanical laboratory was dedicated in her name.[2] She travelled extensively with Ethel Sargant, collecting specimens, laboratory equipment, and meeting other botanists around the world. Her students included Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, Theodora Lisle Prankerd, Nesta Ferguson, and Emily Mary Berridge.[3][4]
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Born | (1859-10-20)20 October 1859 London, England |
Died | 20 June 1936(1936-06-20) (aged 76) Highgate, London |
Nationality | British |
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Fields | Botany |
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Doctoral advisor | Francis Wall Oliver |
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