Ruth Ellen Berkeley | |
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Born | 1845 |
Died | 16 June 1914 (aged 68)
[1] Devon, England |
Nationality | English |
Known for | botanical illustration |
Ruth Ellen Berkeley (bapt. 1 October 1845 [2] – 16 June 1914) was an English mycologist, collector of fungi specimens and scientific botanical illustrator. [3] [4] She is known for her specimen collections as well as her illustrations of British fungi particularly in Mordecai Cubitt Cooke's book Illustrations of British Fungi (Hymenomycetes). [5] Her father, the mycologist Miles Joseph Berkeley, named a fungal species Agaricus ruthae (now known as Pleurotus ruthae) in her honour. [6]
Ruth Ellen Berkeley | |
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Born | 1845 |
Died | 16 June 1914 (aged 68)
[1] Devon, England |
Nationality | English |
Known for | botanical illustration |
Ruth Ellen Berkeley (bapt. 1 October 1845 [2] – 16 June 1914) was an English mycologist, collector of fungi specimens and scientific botanical illustrator. [3] [4] She is known for her specimen collections as well as her illustrations of British fungi particularly in Mordecai Cubitt Cooke's book Illustrations of British Fungi (Hymenomycetes). [5] Her father, the mycologist Miles Joseph Berkeley, named a fungal species Agaricus ruthae (now known as Pleurotus ruthae) in her honour. [6]