Maud Grieve

Maud Grieve in 1928

Sophie Emma Magdalene Grieve (née Law;[1] 4 May 1858 – 21 December 1941), also known as Maud, Margaret, Maude or Mrs. Grieve,[2] was the principal and founder of The Whins Medicinal and Commercial Herb School and Farm at Chalfont St. Peter in Buckinghamshire, England.[3]

Grieve was a Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society, President of the British Guild of Herb Growers, and Fellow of the British Science Guild. She is best known for her 1931 book, A Modern Herbal.[citation needed]

  1. ^ General Register office of England and Wales. Births, June Quarter 1858.
  2. ^ "Margaret Grieve". www.librarything.com.
  3. ^ "News-new additions". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2023.