Ellen Hutchins

Ellen Hutchins
Born(1785-03-17)17 March 1785
Ballylickey House, Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland
Died9 February 1815(1815-02-09) (aged 29)
Resting placeBantry churchyard, County Cork, Ireland
CitizenshipBritish, Irish
Known forFinding plants new to science, collections of specimens, plant identification, botanical drawings.
Scientific career
FieldsBotany especially algae, mosses, liverworts, and lichens
InstitutionsCounty Cork, Ireland

Ellen Hutchins (1785–1815) was an early Irish botanist. She specialised in seaweeds, lichens, mosses and liverworts. She is known for finding many plants new to science, identifying hundreds of species, and for her botanical illustrations in contemporary publications. Many plants were named after her by botanists of the day.[1]

  1. ^ Mulvihill, Mary (1997). Stars, Shells and Bluebells. Women in Technology and Science. ISBN 978-0953195305.

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