Florence Martin

Florence Martin
Born(1867-12-25)25 December 1867
Clarens, Potts Point, Sydney, Australia
Died27 October 1957(1957-10-27) (aged 89)
Denver, Colorado, United States
Alma mater
Parents
RelativesWilliam Long (uncle)
Eleanor Manning (niece)[2]

Florence Martin (25 December 1867 – 27 October 1957) was an Australian-American physicist and philanthropist. She performed research at the University of Sydney under Sir Richard Threlfall and at Cavendish Laboratory under J. J. Thomson.[1] Her donations of land in Douglas County, Colorado, led to the creation of Daniels Park, a Denver Mountain Park.

  1. ^ a b Home, R W. "Martin, Florence (1867–1957)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ Oppenheimer, Melanie. "Manning, Eleanor (1906–1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 19 July 2020.