Mary Elizabeth Barber
British naturalist, biologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Elizabeth Barber (5 January 1818 – 4 September 1899) 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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Born | (1818-01-05)5 January 1818 South Newton, Wiltshire, England |
Died | 4 September 1899(1899-09-04) (aged 81) |
Spouse | Frederick William Barber |
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