Lilian Gibbs

Botanist, Academic

1870 – 1925

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Who was Lilian Gibbs?

Lilian Suzette Gibbs was a British botanist who worked for the British Museum in London. She was the first woman and the first botanist to ascend Mount Kinabalu in February 1910. Gibbs collected many plants new to science, several of which are named in her honour.

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Born
Sep 10, 1870
London
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Died
Jan 30, 1925
Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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on July 23, 2013

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