Ruth Mason, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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New Zealand botanist
Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1913
Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Death: 14-May-1990
Profession: botanist
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Ruth Mason
- Ruth Mason (7 November 1913 – 14 May 1990) was a New Zealand botanist specialising in the taxonomy and ecology of freshwater plants.
- She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 7 November 1913.Mason was educated at the University of Auckland (then known as Auckland University College, part of the University of New Zealand) where she completed a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science.In 1939, Mason was appointed to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) as an assistant botanist.
- Mason was the first to record Wolffia in New Zealand (in 1949) and her most long-standing research interest was in the freshwater algae commonly known as stoneworts.
- Her research also included establishing a seed herbarium, and identifying food preferences of moa through gizzard contents. Due to her extensive fieldwork, Mason pioneered new techniques for plant preservation in the field.
- Over the course of her career, Mason collected over 13,000 specimens.She worked at DSIR until her retirement in 1974.Lucy Moore described Hebe pauciramosa var.
- masoniae in honor of Mason.Mason died in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1990.
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