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50 1785
Ellen Hutchins, born in County Cork, was
Ireland’s first female botanist, whose name is
still carried by many of the plants she studied.
52 1896-1993
Maude Jane Delap, from County
Donegal was the first person to breed
jellyfish in captivity, allowing her to
observe their complete life cycle.
51 1896-1991
County Cork-born Cynthia Evelyn Longfield,
became known as ‘Madame Dragonfly’ due to
her extensive study of the insects, in which she
became a world authority.
53 1896-1992
Matilda Cullen Knowles, from County
Dublin was renowned for her study of
Irish lichens and shared curatorship of the
National Museum of Ireland herbarium.