Olga Sansom | |
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Born | Rosa Olga Jensen 3 June 1900 Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island, New Zealand |
Died | 1 July 1989 Lorneville, New Zealand | (aged 89)
Occupation | Teacher, museum director, botanist, broadcaster |
Education | Southland Girls' High School |
Spouse | Arthur Borne Vickery
(m. 1921; died 1923)Norman Francis Sansom
(m. 1924; died 1985) |
Rosa Olga Sansom QSM (née Jensen; 3 June 1900 – 1 July 1989) was a New Zealand teacher, museum director, botanist, broadcaster and writer. She was a curator at Southland Museum and became the director of that museum in 1953. She was a founding member of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand. In 1979, she was awarded the Queens Service Medal.