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Jean Foweraker
Margaret Jane ("Jean") Foweraker née Willis (21 September 1893- 3 May 1989) was a New Zealand botany, botanist who specialised in alpine plants- with a particular interest in alpine varieties of crocus- and was a key figure in their popularisation in New Zealand. She was the primary contributor of alpine plants to Christchurch Botanic Gardens, who renamed their Alpine House in recognition of her. She was also author of a series of genealogical works. Early life and education Margaret Jane Willis, usually called "Jean", was the fourth of five daughters (she having also an elder brother) of R. B. B. Willis, Justice of the peace, JP, and Jessie Eyre, daughter of landowner Thomas Cawkwell, of Panmure, New Zealand, Panmure. When she was growing up, her father farmed at Te Ahuahu and Ōmāpere (where he was also a local government official), returning- as the eldest son- to take over his parents' farm at Southbridge, New Zealand, Southbridge, Canterbury Region, Canterbury after their de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |