Isabella Aiona Abbott | |
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| Professor of Biological Sciences, Emerita, at Stanford University | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona 20 June 1919 Hana, Maui, Territory of Hawaii |
| Died | 28 October 2010 (aged 91) Oahu, Hawaii, US |
| Spouse | Donald Putnam Abbott |
| Children | Annie Abbott Foerster, daughter |
| Alma mater | Kamehameha Schools University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa University of Michigan University of California, Berkeley |
Isabella Aiona Abbott (June 20, 1919 – October 28, 2010) was an educator, phycologist, and ethnobotanist from Hawaii. The first native Hawaiian woman to receive a PhD in science,[1] she became a leading expert on Pacific marine algae.[2]
- ^ Tsai, Michael (July 2, 2006). "Isabella Abbott". Honolulu Advertiser. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ Howe, Kevin (November 17, 2010). "'Seaweed lady' Isabella Abbott dies: Scientist studied algae at Hopkins Marine Station". Monterey Herald. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2010.