Margaret Levyns | |
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Born | Cape Town, South Africa | 24 August 1890
Died | 11 November 1975 | (aged 85)
Nationality | South African |
Education | Ellerslie Girls' School |
Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge University of Cape Town |
Scientific career | |
Fields | phytogeographer, botanist and taxonomist |
Institutions | University of Cape Town |
Thesis | A taxonomic study of Lobostemon and Echiostachys |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Levyns |
Margaret Rutherford Bryan Levyns (née Michell, 24 August 1890 Cape Town – 11 November 1975 Cape Town) was an eminent South African phytogeographer, botanist and taxonomist.