Annie Lorrain Smith | |
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| Born | 23 October 1854 Everton, Liverpool, England |
| Died | 7 September 1937 (aged 82) London, England |
| Education | Royal College of Science |
| Known for | Lichenology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | British Museum (Natural History) |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.L.Sm. |
Annie Lorrain Smith (23 October 1854 – 7 September 1937) was a British lichenologist whose Lichens (1921) was an essential textbook for several decades. She was also a mycologist and founder member of the British Mycological Society, where she served as president for two terms.[1]
- ^ Mary R. S. Creese, ‘Smith, Annie Lorrain (1854–1937)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2005, accessed 15 November 2007. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/46420 (subscription required)