Enid Lucy Robertson

Enid Lucy Robertson
AM
Born
Enid Lucy Ashby

(1925-11-20)20 November 1925
Unley, Adelaide, South Australia
Died10 July 2016(2016-07-10) (aged 90)
Belair, Adelaide, South Australia
Known forSystematic Botanist and Conservationist
Spouse
Thorburn Robertson
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(m. 1947; died 1966)​
Parents
  • Arthur Keith Ashby (1896-1971)
  • Edith Mary Walker (1896-1947)
Relatives
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)
  • Enid L. Robertson
  • E.L. Robertson

Enid Lucy Robertson (née Ashby) AM (20 November 1925 - 10 July 2016) was a systematic botanist, curator of herbaria, and conservationist from South Australia.[1] [2] In the 1970s, she developed a new and innovative way to manage reserves, writing the Watiparinga Reserve Management Plan,[3] which subsequently became the model used for other small to medium reserves in urban areas. For this she was awarded a Heritage Award by the Australian Governor General in 1986. [4] Robertson was made a member of the order of Australia in 1987 for her services to botany.[5]

  1. ^ "Robertson, Enid Lucy (née Ashby) (1925 – 2016)". Australian National Botanical Gardens: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Australian Science (n.d.). "Robertson, Enid Lucy, (AM) (1925-2016)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ Robertson, Enid L. (1984). Watiparinga Reserve Management Plan. Adelaide, South Australia: National Trust of South Australia. ISBN 0909378339.
  4. ^ "Enid Robertson". South Australian Environment Awards. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ^ Commonwealth of Australia (9 June 1997). Government Gazette: Queens Birthday Honours (Report). Trove. National Library of Australia. p. 6. S 191.