Ernesta Di Capua (26 July 1875, Rome - 23 October 1943,

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) was an Italian

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

, taxonomist, and explorer. She was executed at the

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for her Jewish heritage. The species '' Caralluma dicapuae'' was named in her honor.

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1875 births 1943 deaths 20th-century Italian botanists Italian women biologists Italian people who died in Auschwitz concentration camp 20th-century Italian women scientists {{Italy-botanist-stub