Maria Elizabetha Jacson | |
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| Born | 1755 |
| Died | 10 October 1829 (aged 53–54) Chelford, Cheshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, botanist |
| Known for | Botanical writings (Linnaean) |
| Notable work | Botanical Lectures By A Lady |
| Parent(s) | Rev. Simon Jacson, Anne Fitzherbert |
| Relatives | Frances Jacson (sister) |
Maria Elizabetha Jacson (1755 – 10 October 1829) was an eighteenth-century English writer, as was her sister, Frances Jacson (1754–1842), known for her books on botany at a time when there were significant obstacles to women's authorship. In some sources her name appears as Maria Jackson, Mary Jackson or Mary Elizabeth Jackson.[notes 1] She spent most of her life in Cheshire and Derbyshire, where she lived with her sister following her father's death.
Social conventions of the time obliged her to publish anonymously. She was influenced by Erasmus Darwin at a time when the new but controversial sexual classification of plants proposed by Linnaeus was becoming known in England. She published four books on the topic.
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