Margery C. Carlson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Margery C. Carlson

botanist (1892-1985)

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1892

Place of Birth: Arthur, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jul-1985

Profession: curator, botanist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Margery Claire Carlson (November 21, 1892 – July 5, 1985) was an American botanist and a professor at Northwestern University.
After earning a Ph.D.
in botany and becoming the first full-time female professor at Northwestern, she went on a number of international scientific expeditions to Central America in order to collect plant specimens and find new species.
Her relationship as a research assistant at the Field Museum of Natural History meant that a majority of her plant collection was donated to the museum and a special botany collection was created for her there.
Carlson had a long history of involvement in the conservation movement and was honored with multiple awards, along with a nature preserve being named after her.