The Countess of Dalhousie | |
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 A portrait of Christian Ramsay, beside a watercolour of a flower and a bird | |
| Born | Christian Broun 28 February 1786 Coalstoun, East Lothian, Scotland |
| Died | 22 January 1839 (aged 52) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Other names | Lady Dalhousie |
| Spouse | George Ramsay |
| Children | 3 sons, including James |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
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Christian Ramsay, Countess of Dalhousie informally Lady Dalhousie, née Broun; (28 February 1786 – 22 January 1839)[1] was a Scottish botanist and natural historian. She married George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie and travelled with him when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Governor General of Canada and Commander in Chief of the Indian Army. While travelling, she collected and catalogued many species of plants, presented scientific papers to societies and donated many collections to different botanical groups.
Lady Dalhousie was made an honorary member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh and was its only female honorary member until her death. A genus of tropical plant, Dalhousiea, is named after her.