Alicia Amherst | |
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Born | Alicia Margaret Tyssen Amherst 30 July 1865 Poole, Dorset, England |
Died | 14 September 1941 Poole, Dorset, England | (aged 76)
Pen name | Mrs. Evelyn Cecil Lady Rockley of Lytchett Heath Baroness Rockley |
Occupation | horticulturist, botanist, writer |
Language | English |
Subject | horticulture, gardening history |
Notable works | The History of Gardening in England (1896) |
Spouse | Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley |
Relatives | William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney (father) |
Alicia Margaret Tyssen Amherst, Baroness Rockley CBE GCStJ (30 July 1865 – 14 September 1941) was an English horticulturist, botanist, and author of the first scholarly account of English gardening history.