Lady Marian (née Balfour) Busk (1861 – 31 March 1941) was a

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botanist and

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. She was known for her translation of ''Das Pflanzenleben der Donauländer'' by

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. Busk was the daughter of silk merchant Lewis Balfour. After private study in botany and chemistry she earned in 1883 one of the first bachelor's degrees given to women by Queen's College, London. See in particular pp. 271–272. In 1905 she became one of the earliest female fellows of the

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, which began admitting female fellows in 1904. Beyond botany, her interests also included

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. She married legal scholar

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in 1880; he was knighted in 1901.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Busk, Marian 1861 births 1941 deaths British women scientists British botanists British translators Fellows of the Linnean Society of London