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Barber, Mary E. (born Bowker, 1818-1899) Naturalist and artist
Plug (1999): "Among the contributors to South African science who died
this year [1899], one deserves special mention. She is Mary E. Barber (born
Bowker, 1818-1899), naturalist and artist, and probably the most important
female amateur scientist in nineteenth-century South Africa. She read and
published various papers on natural history topics, corresponded with prominent
scientists both in South Africa and overseas, and donated many specimens to
local museums. A number of the species of insects and plants that she discovered
were named after her. An ironic recognition of her contributions to science is
her inclusion in the publication Men of the Times (Cape Town,
1905)."
Publications about Mary Barber
Publications by Mary Barber
- Barber M.E. (1869). On the structure and fertilization of Liparis
bowkeri. Journal of the Linnean Society 5, 455–458.
- Plug, C. 1999.
South African Science in the years 1899-100n. South African Journal of Science
95: 2-3.
Compiled by Hamish Robertson |
