Marian Muriel Whiting
British botanist and plant collector
About Marian Muriel Whiting
Lived 1881 – 1978 (aged 96–97). Marian Muriel Whiting was a British botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
Marian Muriel Whiting (1881 – 1978) was a British horticulturalist and plant collector, notable for collecting plants from Hong Kong and Guangzhou. She was born in London and spent a portion of her childhood in Hong Kong before studying at London University. Over 600 of her specimens were donated to the Kew Botanical Gardens. In 1940, she became a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, and volunteered at Kew for many years.
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Who was Marian Muriel Whiting?
British botanist and plant collector (1881-1978)
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Marian Muriel Whiting was born in 1881.
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Marian Muriel Whiting died in 1978.
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Marian Muriel Whiting was a botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
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Marian Muriel Whiting was British.
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