Lady Joan Legge | |
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Born |
Marylebone, London, England | 21 February 1885
Died | 4 July 1939
Valley of Flowers, India | (aged 54)
Parent |
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Relatives |
William Legge (brother) Humphry Legge (brother) |
Lady Joan Margaret Legge JP (21 February 1885 – 4 July 1939) was an English botanist who had a fatal accident while collecting samples in the Valley of Flowers in India. [1]
Legge was born at 55 Manchester St. [2] in Marylebone, London, to William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth, and Lady Mary Coke. [3] She held the office of Justice of Peace for Staffordshire. [1]
In 1939, Legge went to India to study flora in the Valley of Flowers on behalf of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [4] While traversing some rocky slopes to collect flowers, she slipped off and lost her life. [5] She died unmarried at the age of 54.
Legge's sister came in search of her and built a tomb in the Valley of Flowers. [6]
In 2010 a new species of Impatiens found near the Valley of Flowers was named Impatiens leggei as a tribute to Legge. [7] [8]
Lady Joan Legge | |
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Born |
Marylebone, London, England | 21 February 1885
Died | 4 July 1939
Valley of Flowers, India | (aged 54)
Parent |
|
Relatives |
William Legge (brother) Humphry Legge (brother) |
Lady Joan Margaret Legge JP (21 February 1885 – 4 July 1939) was an English botanist who had a fatal accident while collecting samples in the Valley of Flowers in India. [1]
Legge was born at 55 Manchester St. [2] in Marylebone, London, to William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth, and Lady Mary Coke. [3] She held the office of Justice of Peace for Staffordshire. [1]
In 1939, Legge went to India to study flora in the Valley of Flowers on behalf of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [4] While traversing some rocky slopes to collect flowers, she slipped off and lost her life. [5] She died unmarried at the age of 54.
Legge's sister came in search of her and built a tomb in the Valley of Flowers. [6]
In 2010 a new species of Impatiens found near the Valley of Flowers was named Impatiens leggei as a tribute to Legge. [7] [8]