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Helen Margaret Druce

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Helen Margaret Druce
Born
Helen Margaret Hodgson

(1921-07-21)July 21, 1921
Hastings, New Zealand
Died2010
Alma materCanterbury University College
SpouseAnthony Peter Druce
Scientific career
Fieldsbotany, botanical collecting, teaching

Helen Margaret Druce née Hodgson (July 21, 1921–2010) was a New Zealand teacher, tramper, botanist and botanical collector.[1][2]

Life

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Druce was educated at Napier Girls' High School and Iona Presbyterian School for Girls. She earned a master's degree in geography from the Canterbury University College.[1][2] She married New Zealand botanist Anthony Peter Druce in December 1947.[2] She was a member of the Wellington Botanical Society, Canterbury University Tramping Club[2] and Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand. Druce's botanical specimens are housed at herbaria at Te Papa, the Auckland War Memorial Museum, and Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Simpson, Neill; Simpson, Barbara (1 January 2011). "Obituary: Helen Margaret Druce M.A. Geography, Canterbury College 1921–2010". Wellington Botanical Society Bulletin. 53: 8–10.
  2. ^ a b c d Atkinson, I. A. E. (1 September 1999). "Obituary". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 37 (3): 573–577. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1999.9512654.
  3. ^ "Helen Margaret Druce". bionomia.net. Retrieved 7 November 2024.