Ellen Hutchins

Ellen Hutchins
Born(1785-03-17)17 March 1785
Ballylickey House, Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland
Died9 February 1815(1815-02-09) (aged 29)
Resting placeBantry churchyard, County Cork, Ireland
CitizenshipBritish, Irish
Known forFinding plants new to science, collections of specimens, plant identification, botanical drawings.
Scientific career
FieldsBotany especially algae, mosses, liverworts, and lichens
InstitutionsCounty Cork, Ireland

Ellen Hutchins (17 March 1785 – 9 February 1815) was an early 19th C. Irish botanist. She specialised in seaweeds, lichens, mosses and liverworts. She is known for finding several plants new to science, identifying hundreds of species, and her extensive botanical illustrations in contemporary publications.

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