Anne Mary Perceval, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anne Mary Perceval

British born Canadian botanist, collector and author (1790-1876)

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1790

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1876

Profession: writer, botanical collector, botanist, garden designer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Anne Mary Perceval (January 14, 1790 – November 23, 1876) was an English-born botanist and author in Lower Canada.The daughter of Sir Charles Flower, Lord Mayor of London, she was born Anne Mary Flower.
She married Michael Henry Perceval, the son of Spencer Perceval, and came to Quebec City in 1810 when her husband was named customs collector.
In 1815, with her husband, she acquired Spencer Wood, where she established an important garden of native plants.
She identified about 150 species of plants from her collection to William Jackson Hooker, who included them in his Flora boreali-americana, or, the botany of the northern parts of British America.
She also corresponded with botanist John Torrey.She returned to Britain in 1828 following the death of her husband and died at Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis at the age of 86.Plants which she collected are included in Canadian and American natural history collections, as well as collections in Paris and London.