Edith Clements, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edith Clements

American botanist (1877-1971)

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1877

Place of Birth: Albany, New York, United States

Date of Death: 26-Jul-1971

Profession: botanist, botanical illustrator, ecologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Edith Gertrude Clements (1874–1971), also known as Edith S.
Clements and Edith Schwartz Clements, was an American botanist and pioneer of botanical ecology who was the first woman to be awarded a Ph.D.
by the University of Nebraska.
She was married to botanist Frederic Clements, with whom she collaborated throughout her professional life.
Together they founded the Alpine Laboratory, a research station at Pikes Peak, Colorado.
Clements was also a botanical artist who illustrated her own books as well as joint publications with Frederic. Both Clementses were involved with the study of phytogeography, especially those factors determining the ecology of vegetation in particular regions, and they would be praised as "the most illustrious husband-wife team since the Curies." It is impossible to entirely disentangle Clements's work from that of her more famous husband.