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Scott, Helena (1832 - 1910)
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Artist and Naturalist
Born: 11 April 1832  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.  Died: 24 November 1910.

Along with her sister Harriet (q.v.), Helena was educated by her father Alexander Walker Scott, an entomologist and entrepreneur. After the publication of Australian Lepidoptera, the sisters were elected honorary members of the Australian Entomological Society.

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See also

  • Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 'Where are the Women in Australian science?', 22 August 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html. [ Details... ]
  • Gray, Nancy, 'Scott, Alexander Walker', in Serle, Geoffrey and Ward, Russel (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria, 1976, p. 463. [ Details... ]
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