About Emily Stevens
Lived 1900 – 1967. Emily Stevens was a New Zealand horticulturist.
Emily Jean Stevens (1900–1967) was a New Zealand iris hybridiser in the 1940s and 1950s who created the 'Pinnacle' iris as well as a number of other outstanding amoenas (iris with white standards and colored falls).
Childhood Emily Jean Burgess was born on 3 September 1900 at Stratford, New Zealand, to Alfred Henry Burgess and Fanny Eleanor Hollard. Her parents were farmers, and the family moved to Kaiti, Gisborne, where Jean attended Kaiti School and won a scholarship in 1913. The following year, when their youngest daughter fell ill, the family moved to Auckland, where Jean briefly attended Auckland Girls' Grammar School.
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Who was Emily Stevens?
Iris hybridiser in New Zealand
When was Emily Stevens born?
Emily Stevens was born in 1900.
When did Emily Stevens die?
Emily Stevens died in 1967.
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Emily Stevens was a horticulturist.
What nationality was Emily Stevens?
Emily Stevens was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Emily Stevens. https://biography.guide/emily-stevens/
MLA: "Emily Stevens." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/emily-stevens/.
Chicago: "Emily Stevens." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/emily-stevens/.
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