Maria Wilman
Maria Wilman | |
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| Born | 29 April 1867 |
| Died | 9 November 1957 (aged 90) George, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Awards | Honorary Doctor of Laws(LLD), University of the Witwatersrand (1939) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany Geology |
| Institutions | McGregor Museum, Iziko South African Museum |
Maria Wilman (29 April 1867 – 9 November 1957) was a South African geologist and botanist. She was the first Director of the McGregor Museum in Kimberley, South Africa and the second female South African to attend the University of Cambridge in England.
Wilman maintained a lifelong interest in botany, establishing both a museum garden and a rock garden within the Kimberley Public Gardens. She published extensively on the flora of Griqualand West, including her key work, ''Preliminary Checklist of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Griqualand West'' (1946). she was a member of several prominent scientific organisations, including the South African Philosophical Society and its successor, the Royal Society of South Africa.