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Olive MacFarland

1872 – 1962

American scientific illustrator, artist and collector of specimens

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Lived 1872 – 1962 (aged 89). Olive MacFarland was an American scientific illustrator and collector.

Olive Knowles MacFarland (née Hornbrook; 1872–1962) was an American artist and illustrator. She attended Ohio Wesleyan College and earned degrees in physiology at Stanford University. She created watercolor drawings to illustrate the scientific publications of her husband, American malacologist Frank Mace MacFarland, and prepared his notes on opisthobranch mollusks for publication after his death.

Biography Olive Knowles Hornbrook was born in West Virginia in June 1872. She was educated in Cambridge, Ohio. After earning a B.L. from Ohio Wesleyan College in 1893, she taught Latin at the Barnesville, Ohio, High School from 1893 to 1898. On August 27, 1902, Hornbrook married Professor Frank Mace MacFarland of Stanford University. She studied physiology at Stanford, earning her B.A. in 1906 and her M.A. in 1908.

MacFarland died in 1962 in San Mateo, California.

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Ohio Wesleyan University
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Olive Hornbrook, Olive Hornbrook MacFarland, Olive Knowles Hornbrook, Olive Knowles Hornbrook MacFarland, Mrs Frank MacFarland, Olive H. MacFarland
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Who was Olive MacFarland?

American scientific illustrator, artist and collector of specimens

When was Olive MacFarland born?

Olive MacFarland was born on 30 June 1872 in Graysville.

When did Olive MacFarland die?

Olive MacFarland died on 1 May 1962 in San Mateo.

What was Olive MacFarland's occupation?

Olive MacFarland was a scientific illustrator and collector.

What nationality was Olive MacFarland?

Olive MacFarland was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Olive MacFarland

· Wikidata: Q58338623

· DBpedia: Olive MacFarland

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