Ellen Hutchins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ellen Hutchins

Irish botanist

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1785

Place of Birth: County Cork, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1815

Profession: botanist, botanical illustrator, science writer, phycologist, lichenologist

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ellen Hutchins (1785–1815) was an early Irish botanist.
She specialised in seaweeds, lichens, mosses and liverworts.
She is known for finding many plants new to science, identifying hundreds of species, and for her botanical illustrations in contemporary publications.
Many plants were named after her by botanists of the day.