Eliza Amy Hodgson
Eliza Amy Hodgson (10 October 1888 – 7 January 1983) was a New Zealand botanist who specialized in liverworts. Self-educated, she published her first scientific paper at the age of 42. The liverwort Lejeunea hodgsoniana was named in her honour.[1]
She became a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and the Royal Society of New Zealand.[2]
The standard author abbreviation E.A.Hodgs. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]
References
- ↑ Lewington, R.J.; Beveridge, P.; Renner, M.A.M. 2013: Lejeunea hodgsoniana, a newly described, long recognised Lejeunea (Jungermanniopsida, Lejeuneaceae) from lowland coastal forest habitats in New Zealand. PhytoKeys, 29: 1-15. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.29.5376
- ↑ Axford, C. Joy. "Eliza Amy Hodgson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ IPNI. E.A.Hodgs.
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