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garinda · 21-01-2010, 02:10

The British Botanical Competition, 1864
The third gold medalist was Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827 - 1891), daughter of Hannibal Becker, a manufacturing chemist. She was an experienced amateur botanist and published "Botany for Novices" in 1864. Shortly after this she took up the cause of women's rights and edited the "Women's Suffrage Journal" from 1870 to 1890 (Walker 2004). Plants in MANC.
University of Hull Herbarium Biographies: John Fraser (1820 - 1909)

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garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16469	Re: Lydia Ernestine Becker The British Botanical Competition, 1864 The third gold medalist was Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827 - 1891), daughter of Hannibal Becker, a manufacturing chemist. She was an experienced amateur botanist and published "Botany for Novices" in 1864. Shortly after this she took up the cause of women's rights and edited the "Women's Suffrage Journal" from 1870 to 1890 (Walker 2004). Plants in MANC. University of Hull Herbarium Biographies: John Fraser (1820 - 1909) __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.