About Isabella A. Allen
Lived 1810 – 1865 (aged 54–55). Isabella A. Allen was a British botanist, gardener and land owner.
Isabella Anne Allen (1810–1865) was a 19th-century botanist who lived in the village of Madresfield, Worcestershire.
Life Allen was born on December 27, 1810. She was a member of the Floral Society in Malvern and regularly attended their botanical shows. She was also a painter.
In 2021, the Royal Horticultural Society found items within a donated book, The English Flora. They found a name, Isabella A. Allen, but no further details about the person who had collected the botanical items. After an appeal in the press, the woman was identified as Isabella Anne Allen.
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Who was Isabella A. Allen?
English botanist and painter (1810–1865)
When was Isabella A. Allen born?
Isabella A. Allen was born in 1810 in Madresfield.
When did Isabella A. Allen die?
Isabella A. Allen died on 8 May 1865 in The Rhydd.
What was Isabella A. Allen's occupation?
Isabella A. Allen was a botanist, gardener and land owner.
What nationality was Isabella A. Allen?
Isabella A. Allen was British.
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