Frances Adams Le Sueur
Frances Adams Le Sueur née Ross (6 August 1919 – 17 May 1995) was a botanist, ornithologist, and conservationist on the Channel Island of Jersey.[1] Her interest in ornithology began due to her extensive birdwatching. She also began to study the plants in Jersey, leading her to meet T.W. Attenborough, a senior pharmacist who provided invaluable knowledge of Jersey's flora that later helped her career. She did most of her work at her local natural science society, Société Jersiaise. She was key to the ornithology section of Société Jersiaise, and also key to documenting various flora of the Jersey area in her book Flora of Jersey(1985). Along with her research work, Le Sueur worked hard for conservation of Jersey's flower population, campaigning to keep their flora alive to the planning authorities of the Jersey area.[2]
Frances Adams Le Sueur | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 August 1919 |
| Died | 17 May 1995 (aged 75) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany Ornithology Conservation biology |
Her work made her an honorary member of the Société Jersiaise, and a study centre in Saint Ouen's Bay is named in her honour.[2]
References
- Haines, Catharine M. C.; Stevens, Helen M. (2014). International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950 - Catharine M. C. Haines - Google Books. ISBN 9781576070901. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- Haines, Catherine (2001). International Women of Science. 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911: ABC-CLIO, Inc. pp. 169–170.CS1 maint: location (link)