Helen Margaret Druce née Hodgson (July 21, 1921–2010) was a New Zealand teacher, tramper, botanist and botanical collector.[1][2]
Helen Margaret Druce | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helen Margaret Hodgson July 21, 1921 Hastings, New Zealand |
| Died | 2010 |
| Alma mater | Canterbury University College |
| Spouse | Anthony Peter Druce |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | botany, botanical collecting, teaching |
Life
editDruce was educated at Napier Girls' High School and Iona Presbyterian School for Girls. She earned a master's degree in geography from the Canterbury University College.[1][2] She married New Zealand botanist Anthony Peter Druce in December 1947.[2] She was a member of the Wellington Botanical Society, Canterbury University Tramping Club[2] and Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand. Druce's botanical specimens are housed at herbaria at Te Papa, the Auckland War Memorial Museum, and Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Simpson, Neill; Simpson, Barbara (1 January 2011). "Obituary: Helen Margaret Druce M.A. Geography, Canterbury College 1921–2010". Wellington Botanical Society Bulletin. 53: 8–10.
- ^ a b c d Atkinson, I. A. E. (1 September 1999). "Obituary". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 37 (3): 573–577. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1999.9512654.
- ^ "Helen Margaret Druce". bionomia.net. Retrieved 7 November 2024.