Anna Vickers (28 June 1852 – 1 August 1906) was a marine algologist and plant collector known principally for her work on algae of the Antilles and the Canary Islands.
Anna Vickers was born on 28 June 1852 in Bordeaux, France, though it is likely that her father was British.[1][2] In 1879–80, she visited Australia and New Zealand with her family, traveling widely and becoming interested in the Maori language.[1] In 1883 she published a monograph about these travels, Voyage en Australie et en Novelle-Zélande. Topics she touched on range from word derivations in the Maori language to the ferns and algae of south Australia. She illustrated the book with sketches from her own photographs.[1]
Vickersia canariensis (now Vickersia baccata) by N. Karsakoff, 1896.
Vickers carried out research into marine flora around Roscoff, Naples (Italy), Antibes (France), the Canary Islands, and the Antilles.[1] She published major papers in French journals on the algae of the Canary islands and Barbados, reporting results of field work done in the Canaries in 1895–96 and in the West Indies in 1898–99 and 1902–03.[1][4] Her work in the Canaries led to the identification of over 30 new species on the island of Gran Canaria alone, while her work in the Antilles led to descriptions of over two dozen new species.[1]
When Vickers died at the age of 54, she left a planned book on Barbadian algae unfinished.[1] It was completed by her colleague Mary Shaw and published posthumously in 1908 as Phycologia Barbadensis, with 93 plates of anatomical drawings by Vickers and other illustrations in color by a Mlle Trottet.[1][5] It included descriptions of five new species.[1]
Along the way, Vickers collected numerous specimens that went into the collection of the British Museum and the New York Botanical Garden as well as to other museums in Europe and the United States.[1][5] Between 1898 and 1906 she edited the exsiccataAlgues de la Barbade.[6]
Vickers is commemorated in the name of the red algae genus Vickersia (Karsakoff, 1896) of the family Wrangeliaceae.[5][8]
Notes and referencesedit
^ abcdefghijkCreese, Mary R.S. (2000). Ladies in the Laboratory? American and British Women in Science, 1800-1900: A Survey of Their Contributions to Research. Scarecrow Press. p. 47.
^Desmond, Ray (1977). Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists.
^Desmond (1977) and other sources incorrectly give her place of death as "Roscoff, Finisterre, Spain," apparently confusing the French department of Finistère (where Roscoff is located) with Spain's Cape Finisterre.
^Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2003). The biographical dictionary of women in science: pioneering lives from ancient times to the mid-20th century. Routledge. p. 1328.
^ abc"Vickers, Anna (1852-1906). Global Plants website. Accessed March 18, 2016.
^"Algues de la Barbade: IndExs ExsiccataID=1138272896". IndExs - Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
^"Vickersia Karsakoff, 1896". Algaebase website. Accessed March 18, 2016.
January 01, 1970
anna, vickers, june, 1852, august, 1906, marine, algologist, plant, collector, known, principally, work, algae, antilles, canary, islands, born, 1852, june, 1852bordeauxdiedaugust, 1906, 1906, aged, roscoffknown, foralgae, antilles, canary, islandsscientific, . Anna Vickers 28 June 1852 1 August 1906 was a marine algologist and plant collector known principally for her work on algae of the Antilles and the Canary Islands Anna VickersBorn 1852 06 28 June 28 1852BordeauxDiedAugust 1 1906 1906 08 01 aged 54 RoscoffKnown foralgae of the Antilles and the Canary IslandsScientific careerFieldsPhycologyBiography editAnna Vickers was born on 28 June 1852 in Bordeaux France though it is likely that her father was British 1 2 In 1879 80 she visited Australia and New Zealand with her family traveling widely and becoming interested in the Maori language 1 In 1883 she published a monograph about these travels Voyage en Australie et en Novelle Zelande Topics she touched on range from word derivations in the Maori language to the ferns and algae of south Australia She illustrated the book with sketches from her own photographs 1 She died on 1 August 1906 in Roscoff France 1 3 Scientific work edit nbsp Vickersia canariensis now Vickersia baccata by N Karsakoff 1896 Vickers carried out research into marine flora around Roscoff Naples Italy Antibes France the Canary Islands and the Antilles 1 She published major papers in French journals on the algae of the Canary islands and Barbados reporting results of field work done in the Canaries in 1895 96 and in the West Indies in 1898 99 and 1902 03 1 4 Her work in the Canaries led to the identification of over 30 new species on the island of Gran Canaria alone while her work in the Antilles led to descriptions of over two dozen new species 1 When Vickers died at the age of 54 she left a planned book on Barbadian algae unfinished 1 It was completed by her colleague Mary Shaw and published posthumously in 1908 as Phycologia Barbadensis with 93 plates of anatomical drawings by Vickers and other illustrations in color by a Mlle Trottet 1 5 It included descriptions of five new species 1 Along the way Vickers collected numerous specimens that went into the collection of the British Museum and the New York Botanical Garden as well as to other museums in Europe and the United States 1 5 Between 1898 and 1906 she edited the exsiccata Algues de la Barbade 6 The standard author abbreviation Vickers is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 7 Vickers is commemorated in the name of the red algae genus Vickersia Karsakoff 1896 of the family Wrangeliaceae 5 8 Notes and references edit a b c d e f g h i j k Creese Mary R S 2000 Ladies in the Laboratory American and British Women in Science 1800 1900 A Survey of Their Contributions to Research Scarecrow Press p 47 Desmond Ray 1977 Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists Desmond 1977 and other sources incorrectly give her place of death as Roscoff Finisterre Spain apparently confusing the French department of Finistere where Roscoff is located with Spain s Cape Finisterre Ogilvie Marilyn Harvey Joy 2003 The biographical dictionary of women in science pioneering lives from ancient times to the mid 20th century Routledge p 1328 a b c Vickers Anna 1852 1906 Global Plants website Accessed March 18 2016 Algues de la Barbade IndExs ExsiccataID 1138272896 IndExs Index of Exsiccatae Botanische Staatssammlung Munchen Retrieved 9 May 2024 International Plant Names Index Vickers Vickersia Karsakoff 1896 Algaebase website Accessed March 18 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anna Vickers amp oldid 1222947456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
