Marguerite Gertrud Anna Henrici | |
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Born | Basle, Switzerland | 22 February 1892
Died | 28 July 1971 Bloemfontein, South Africa | (aged 79)
Occupation | plant physiologist |
Marguerite Gertrud Anna Henrici (22 February 1892, Basle, Switzerland – 28 July 1971, Bloemfontein, South Africa) was a Swiss-born South African plant physiologist.[1] She is the author of over 80 scientific papers on food value of South African grasses and veld types.[2] She was a member of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science, the South African Biological Society, and an honorary member of the South African Association of Botanist.[3] She is commemorated in the genus names Neohenricia L. Bolus and Salsola henriciae Verd.[4]