Margaret Levyns
Margaret Levyns | |
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botanist and taxonomist | |
| Institutions | University of Cape Town |
| Thesis | A taxonomic study of Lobostemon and Echiostachys |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Levyns |
Margaret Rutherford Bryan Levyns (née Michell, 24 August 1890
botanist and taxonomist
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Early life and education
Margaret Levyns was initially educated at home by her mother and later attended Ellerslie Girls' School. She obtained a first class matriculation and was awarded two bursaries. In 1908 she enrolled at the
D.Sc. degree from University of Cape Town
, for her 1932 thesis 'A taxonomic study of Lobostemon and Echiostachys'. Her publications included A Guide to the Flora of the Cape Peninsula in 1929, and substantial sections of Flora of the Cape Peninsula by Adamson & Salter in 1950.
After her retirement in 1945, she remained active in the botanical field and published numerous papers on taxonomy and phytogeography. She revised a number of South African genera e.g. Muraltia. In 1923 she married John Levyns, later Assistant Provincial Secretary of the Cape Province and who served on the council of the Botanical Society of South Africa.
Margaret Levyns is commemorated in
Honours and awards
- President of Section B of the South African Association for Advancement of Science 1952/53
- South African Medal 1958
- President of the Royal Society of South Africa 1962/63 (first woman to hold this seat)
See also
References
- ISBN 1-84246-085-4.
External links
- Biography of Margaret Levyns at the S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science
- Royal Society of South Africa
- University of Cape Town Libraries
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