Margaret Stones

Australian botanist and botanical illustrator (1920–2018)
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Summary

Margaret Stones was born on August 28, 1920[1], in Colac[2]. She died on December 26, 2018[3], in Richmond[4]. She worked as a botanist[5], botanical illustrator[6], nurse[7], scientific illustrator[8], and botanical collector[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Australia[11]
  • Native language: English[12]
  • Award received: Member of the Order of the British Empire[13], Veitch Memorial Medal[14], Kew International Medal[15], Member of the Order of Australia[16]
  • Sex or gender: female[17]
  • Family name: Stones[18]
  • Given name: Margaret[19], Elsie[20]
  • Work location: Great Britain[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • Significant person: Florence Isobel Montgomery Givens[23]
  • Has works in the collection: National Gallery of Victoria[24]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[25]
  • Collection items at: National Herbarium of Victoria[26]

Why It Matters

Margaret Stones is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Margaret Stones born?

Margaret Stones's place of birth was Colac[2].

Where did Margaret Stones die?

Margaret Stones passed away in Richmond[4].

What did Margaret Stones do for work?

Margaret Stones worked as a botanist[5], botanical illustrator[6], nurse[7], scientific illustrator[8], and botanical collector[9].

What awards did Margaret Stones receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[13], Veitch Memorial Medal[14], Kew International Medal[15], and Member of the Order of Australia[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . tributes.theage.com.au. Retrieved . tributes.theage.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . anbg.gov.au. Retrieved . anbg.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . The International Who's Who of Women 2006. Retrieved . huntbotanical.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . anbg.gov.au. Retrieved . anbg.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . The Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450–1950. Retrieved . huntbotanical.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . tributes.theage.com.au. Retrieved . tributes.theage.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . huntbotanical.com. Retrieved . huntbotanical.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . huntbotanical.com. Retrieved . huntbotanical.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . ncbg.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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