Historical FigureFemale
Isabella Abbott
1919 – 2010
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryIsabella Aiona Abbott was an educator, phycologist, and ethnobotanist from Hawaii. The first native Hawaiian woman to receive a PhD in science, she became a leading expert on Pacific marine algae.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 20, 1919
Hana
Date of death
October 28, 2010
Honolulu
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
botanistanthropologistethnobotanistbotanical collectoruniversity teacherscientific collector
Awards & honours
Gilbert Morgan Smith MedalGerald W. Prescott Award
- Field and occupation
- Havajská univerzitní profesorka botaniky, etnobotanička, algoložka. Specializace na havajské mořské řasy.
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