Augusta Vera Duthie | |
|---|---|
 Augusta V. Duthie | |
| Born | 18 July 1881 Belvidere, Knysna |
| Died | 8 August 1963 (aged 82) Belvidere, Knysna |
| Alma mater | South African College University of South Africa |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | botanist |
| Institutions | Victoria College |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.V.Duthie |
Augusta Vera Duthie (18 July 1881 Belvidere, Knysna – 8 August 1963 Belvidere, Knysna) was a South African botanist who studied the plants of the Western Cape and was a popular teacher who lectured on cryptogamic botany. She was the first university lecturer in botany who was entirely educated in South Africa. The standard author abbreviation A.V.Duthie is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]