About Alicia Amherst
Lived 1865 – 1941 (aged 76). Alicia Amherst was a British botanist, writer, botanical collector, botanical illustrator and horticulturist.
Alicia Margaret Tyssen Amherst, Baroness Rockley (30 July 1865 – 14 September 1941) was an English horticulturist, botanist, and author of the first scholarly account of English gardening history.
Family and personal life Alicia Amherst was born in 1865 in Poole, Dorset, published under the name Alicia M. T. Amherst.
Amherst was also known as a fine artist of botanical and other subjects.
A first biography, The Well-Connected Gardener: A Biography of Alicia Amherst, Founder of Garden History, was published in 2010.
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Who was Alicia Amherst?
English horticulturist, botanist (1865-1941)
When was Alicia Amherst born?
Alicia Amherst was born on 30 July 1865 in Poole.
When did Alicia Amherst die?
Alicia Amherst died on 14 September 1941 in Poole.
What was Alicia Amherst's occupation?
Alicia Amherst was a botanist, writer, botanical collector, botanical illustrator and horticulturist.
What nationality was Alicia Amherst?
Alicia Amherst was British.
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