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Matilda Smith
1854 – 1927
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMatilda Smith was a botanical artist whose work appeared in Curtis's Botanical Magazine for over forty years. She became the first artist to depict New Zealand's flora in depth, the first official artist of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and the second woman to become an associate of the Linnaean Society. The standard author abbreviation M.Sm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 30, 1854
Date of death
January 5, 1927
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