Global InformationUna Leonora Weatherby information
Una Leonora Weatherby | |
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| Born | Una Leonora Foster 11 October 1878[1] Texas, United States[2] |
| Died | 17 August 1957 (aged 78)[2] Cambridge, Massachusetts, US[2] |
| Resting place | Center Cemetery, East Hartford, Connecticut, US[2] |
| Partner | Charles Alfred Weatherby |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, botanical illustration, scientific illustration. |
Una Leonora Foster Weatherby (11 October 1878 – 17 August 1957) was an American botanical illustrator, botanical collector, and researcher of gravestones. The daughter of a Texas businessman and lawyer, she graduated college and trained as an artist in early life. During a European trip, she met the botanist Charles Alfred Weatherby, was commissioned to illustrate his works, and the two subsequently married. She continued to collect and illustrate plants, taking a particular interest in ferns, and left a bequest to the American Fern Society after her death. She and her husband were also interested in early American gravestones and their decoration.
- ^ Tryon, Alice F. (1958). "Una Foster Weatherby". American Fern Journal. 48 (4): 129–35. JSTOR 1545448. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Una F. Weatherby Collection". UMass Amherst Libraries Robert S. Cox Special Collections & University Archives Research Center. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved 9 July 2023.