Posts Tagged ‘entomology’
Jean White-Haney: Trailblazing Botanist and the Fight Against Australia’s Prickly Pear Invasion
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 11, 1877 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of the resilient and pioneering Jean White-Haney, an Australian botanist whose story is as thorny and tenacious as the very plant…
Read MoreMaria Sibylla Merian: The Botanical and Entomological Illustration Legend
Female Powerhouse Today is the birthday of a female botanical illustration powerhouse – Maria Sibylla Merian. She was born on April 2, 1647. As a frame of reference, Isaac Newton was only a few years older than her. Unlike Newton, Merian’s work was largely forgotten. However, over the past century, her work has made its…
Read MoreMaria Sibylla Merian: Remembering the Naturalist and Botanical Illustrator
Milkweed for the Monarchs Today is the anniversary of the death of the naturalist and botanical illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian. She was born on April 2, 1647. As a frame of reference, Isaac Newton was only a few years older than her. Unlike Newton, Merian’s work was largely forgotten over time. However, during the past…
Read MoreAmerica’s First Bug Whisperer: The Birth of Thomas Say
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 27, 1787 On this day, the naturalist Thomas Say drew his first breath in this world – a man destined to revolutionize how Americans understood the crawling, buzzing creatures that shared their…
Read MoreEdward Newman: When Entomology Meets Poetry
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 12, 1863 Dear readers of the soil and bloom, on this day we mark the anniversary of Edward Newman’s departure from this earthly garden. The notable English entomologist, botanist, and writer has…
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