Lillian Louisa Britten Explained

Lillian Louisa Britten (1886-1952) was a South African botanist considered the leading expert of Eastern Cape flora in her time.[1] [2] [3] [4] Britten studied at Rhodes University College in Grahamstown as a student of Selmar Schonland, and after studying in the UK, returned in 1918 to Grahamstown to be a lecturer in botany at the Rhodes University College.

Notes and References

  1. Britten, Lillian Louisa (1886-1952) . Global Plants . JSTOR . 17 September 2018 . en .
  2. Britten, Lillian Louisa on JSTOR . 17 September 2018 . en .
  3. Web site: Britten, Miss Lilian Louisa (botany) . www.s2a3.org.za . S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science . 17 September 2018. Britten had an excellent knowledge of the flora of the Eastern Cape and was an avid collector, with over 7000 specimens to her credit..
  4. Book: Ogilvie . Marilyn . Harvey . Joy . Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie . Joy Harvey . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century . 2003 . Routledge . 9781135963439 . 180–181 . 17 September 2018 . en . She collected extensively and her plant collections are in a number of museums in South Africa, but she published little. She was highly knowledgeable about Eastern Cape flora..

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