Ynes Mexia
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Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía (May 24, 1870 – July 12, 1938) was a Mexican-American botanist notable for her extensive collection of novel specimens of flora and plants originating from sites in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. She discovered a new genus of Asteraceae, known after her as Mexianthus, and accumulated over 150,000 specimens for botanical study[1] over the course of a career spanning 16 years enduring challenges in the field that included poisonous berries, dangerous terrain, bogs and earthquakes for the sake of her research.[2]
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Ynés Mexía | |
Born | May 24, 1870 Washington, D.C., United States |
Died | July 12, 1938(1938-07-12) (aged 68) Berkeley, California, United States |
Nationality | Mexican, American |
Citizenship | United States Mexico |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Awards | Life member of the California Academy of Sciences |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Mexia |
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