Augusta Vera Duthie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Augusta Vera Duthie

South African botanist & academic (1881-1963)

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1881

Place of Birth: Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1963

Profession: botanist, mycologist, academic

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Augusta Vera Duthie (18 July 1881 Belvidere, Knysna – 8 August 1963 Belvidere, Knysna) was a South African botanist who studied the plants of the Western Cape and was a popular teacher who lectured on cryptogamic botany.
She was the first university lecturer in botany who was entirely educated in South Africa.
The standard author abbreviation A.V.Duthie is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.