Inez Clare Verdoorn
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Summary
Inez Clare Verdoorn was born on June 15, 1896[1], in Pretoria[2]. She died on January 1, 1989[3], in Pretoria[4]. She worked as a botanist[5], botanical collector[6], curator[7], and scientific collector[8]. She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1896[10]
- Date of death: April 2, 1989[11], 1989[12]
- Country of citizenship: South Africa[13]
- Native language: English[14]
- Field of work: botany[15]
- Employer: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew[16], National Herbarium[17]
- Educated at: Loreto Convent School[18], Pretoria High School for Girls[19]
- Member of: Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science[20]
- Sex or gender: female[21]
- Family name: Verdoorn[22]
- Given name: Inez[23], Clare[24]
- Relative: Eugène Marais[25]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[26]
- Significant person: Sydney Margaret Stent[27], Illtyd Buller Pole-Evans[28], Leslie Edward Wostall Codd[29], Robert Allen Dyer[30], Anna Amelia Obermeyer[31]
- Collection items at: National Herbarium[32], Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew[33], Zürich Herbaria[34], Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[35], National Herbarium of Victoria[36], Muséum national d'histoire naturelle[37], Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden[38], Harvard University Herbaria[39], Natural History Museum[40], National Museum of Natural History[41]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Inez Clare Verdoorn include Inezia[42], a taxon[43].
Why It Matters
Inez Clare Verdoorn is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for her include Inezia[42], a taxon[43].
FAQs
Where was Inez Clare Verdoorn born?
Inez Clare Verdoorn's place of birth was Pretoria[2].
Where did Inez Clare Verdoorn die?
Inez Clare Verdoorn passed away in Pretoria[4].
What did Inez Clare Verdoorn do for work?
Inez Clare Verdoorn worked as a botanist[5], botanical collector[6], curator[7], and scientific collector[8].
Where did Inez Clare Verdoorn go to school?
Inez Clare Verdoorn was educated at Loreto Convent School[18] and Pretoria High School for Girls[19].