About Elizabeth Lomax
Lived 1810 – 1895 (aged 85). Elizabeth Lomax was a British botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
Elizabeth Anne Lomax (22 February 1810 – 16 March 1895) was a British botanist whose herbarium is kept in Manchester.
Research published in 2014 examining the networks of collaboration between botanists in the period 1856 to 1932 showed that Lomax was one of only eight women botanists to have links to more than ten other collectors. The other well-connected women botanists were Margaret Dawber (1859–1901), Frances Louisa Foord-Kelcey (1862–1914), Dorcas Martha Higgins (1856?–1920), Eliza Standerwick Gregory, Rachel Ford Thompson, Charlotte Ellen Palmer (1830–1914), and Ida Mary Roper.
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Who was Elizabeth Lomax?
English botanist (1810-1895)
When was Elizabeth Lomax born?
Elizabeth Lomax was born on 22 February 1810 in Pontefract.
When did Elizabeth Lomax die?
Elizabeth Lomax died on 16 March 1895 in Torquay.
What was Elizabeth Lomax's occupation?
Elizabeth Lomax was a botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
What nationality was Elizabeth Lomax?
Elizabeth Lomax was British.
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