Margaret Jane Benson
English botanist
Died aged 76LibraUnited Kingdom
Biography
Margaret Jane Benson (20 October 1859 – 20 June 1936) was an English botanist specialising in paleobotany, and one of the first female members of the Linnean Society of London. 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. In 1927, a botanical laboratory was dedicated in her name. 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.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- University of London
- Royal Holloway, University of London
Awards & honours (1)
- Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
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- Margaret Jane Benson was born on October 20, 1859.
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