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Matilda Knowles is considered the founder of modern studies of Irish lichens[1] following her work in the early twentieth century on the multi-disiciplinary Clare Island Survey. From 1923 she shared curatorship of the National Museum of Ireland herbarium - a collection of dried and pressed plants now housed at the National Botanic Gardens[2].
Quick Facts Matilda Cullen Knowles, Born ...
Matilda Cullen Knowles | |
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Born | 31 January 1864 |
Died | 23 April 1933(1933-04-23) (aged 69) |
Alma mater | Royal College of Science for Ireland |
Known for | Formative Study of Irish Lichens |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | National Museum of Ireland |
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