Winifred Curtis | |
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Born | |
Died | 14 October 2005 | (aged 100)
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | Australian |
Alma mater | University College London |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | University of Tasmania |
Author abbrev. (botany) | W.M.Curtis |
Winifred Mary Curtis AM (15 June 1905 – 14 October 2005) was a British-born Australian botanist, author and a pioneer researcher in plant embryology and cytology who played a prominent role in the department of botany at the University of Tasmania (UTAS), where the main plant science laboratory is named in her honour.