Amy Hodgson facts for kids
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Amy Hodgson
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Eliza Amy Campbell
10 October 1888 Havelock North, New Zealand
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| Died | 7 January 1982 (aged 93) Hastings, New Zealand
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| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand; Fellow of the Linnean Society of London; Honorary Doctorate from Massey University. |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | E.A.Hodgs. |
Eliza Amy Hodgson (born Campbell, October 10, 1888 – January 7, 1983) was a famous New Zealand botanist. She was an expert in a special type of plant called liverworts. Amy, as she was known, made many important discoveries about these plants.
Growing Up
Amy Hodgson was born in a place called Havelock North in New Zealand. She went to Pukahu Primary School and then to Napier Girls' High School. Even though she loved plants, her father did not allow her to go to university. So, Amy taught herself everything she knew about botany, which is the study of plants. She learned by reading books and studying plants in nature.
Her Work with Plants
Amy Hodgson spent a lot of time collecting different plant samples. She worked with other plant experts like George Osborne King Sainsbury and Kenneth Willway Allison. Together, they found many new and interesting plants.
Amy published her first scientific paper when she was 42 years old. After that, she wrote more than 30 papers about her discoveries. She even found and described two new types of liverworts and nine new groups of plants! Because of her amazing work, two liverwort species were named in her honor: Lejeunea hodgsoniana and Lepidolaena hodgsoniae.
In 1972, Amy donated her large collection of dried plant samples, called a herbarium, to Massey University. This collection helps other scientists learn about plants.
Awards and Recognition
Amy Hodgson received many special honors for her contributions to science.
- She was chosen as a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. This is a very old and respected group for natural scientists.
- In 1961, she also became a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. This is a top honor for scientists in her home country.
- She was an honorary member of the British Bryological Society, a group that studies mosses and liverworts.
In 1976, Massey University gave Amy Hodgson an honorary doctorate. This is a special university degree given to people who have achieved great things, even if they didn't attend that university.
In 2017, the Royal Society Te Apārangi chose Amy Hodgson as one of their "150 women in 150 words". This celebrated the important contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.
See also
In Spanish: Eliza Amy Hodgson para niños
