Lady Caroline Catharine[1][2] (or Catherine[3][4]) Wilkinson (née Lucas; 1822–1881) was a Welsh botanist and author of Weeds And Wild Flowers: Their Uses, Legends, And Literature (1858).[2] She was born on 10 May 1822 in Llandebie, Carmarthenshire, Wales and died on 2 October 1881 in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire.[3]

She was married to Egyptologist John Gardner Wilkinson.[3][1] Her husband was knighted in 1839 and as the wife of a knight, she was entitled to the customary title of Lady.[5] She illustrated her husband's book, Desert Plants of Egypt.[6][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wilkinson, Caroline Catharine (1822-1881)". Global Plants. JSTOR. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 Wilkinson, Caroline Catharine; Van Voorst, John. "Catalogue record for "Weeds and Wild Flowers"". Medical Heritage Library. Jisc Library Hub. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Desmond, Ray (1994). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. CRC Press. p. 740. ISBN 9780850668438. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 Kramer, Jack; Sunshine, Linda (1996). Women of flowers: a tribute to Victorian women illustrators. Stewart, Tabori & Chang. p. 196. ISBN 9781556704970.
  5. ↑ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lady". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 61–62.
  6. ↑ Gaze, Delia; Mihajlovic, Maja; Shrimpton, Leanda (1997). Dictionary of Women Artists: Artists, J-Z. Taylor & Francis. p. 77. ISBN 9781884964213. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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