Anna Vickers facts for kids
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Anna Vickers
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| Born | June 28, 1852 |
| Died | August 1, 1906 (aged 54) |
| Known for | algae of the Antilles and the Canary Islands |
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| Fields | Phycology |
Anna Vickers (June 28, 1852 – August 1, 1906) was a famous scientist who studied plants, especially sea plants called algae. She was known as a marine algologist and plant collector. Anna is best known for her important work on algae found in the Antilles and the Canary Islands.
About Anna Vickers
Anna Vickers was born in Bordeaux, France, on June 28, 1852. Her father was likely from Britain.
When she was older, in 1879 and 1880, Anna traveled to Australia and New Zealand with her family. She explored many places and became very interested in the Maori language.
In 1883, she wrote a book about her travels. It was called Voyage en Australie et en Novelle-Zélande. In her book, she wrote about many things. These included words from the Maori language and the ferns and algae of southern Australia. She also drew pictures for the book based on her own photographs.
Anna Vickers passed away on August 1, 1906, in Roscoff, France, when she was 54 years old.
Anna Vickers' Scientific Discoveries
Anna Vickers spent time researching sea plants in several places. She studied marine flora around Roscoff, France, and Naples, Italy. She also did research in Antibes, France, the Canary Islands, and the Antilles.
She wrote important papers in French science journals. These papers were about the algae she found in the Canary Islands and Barbados. She did her fieldwork in the Canary Islands in 1895–96. Later, she worked in the West Indies in 1898–99 and again in 1902–03.
Her work in the Canary Islands helped identify over 30 new types of algae. These new species were found on the island of Gran Canaria alone. Her research in the Antilles led to descriptions of more than 24 new species.
Anna Vickers was planning to write a book about Barbadian algae. Sadly, she died before she could finish it. Her friend and colleague, Mary Shaw, completed the book. It was published in 1908 after Anna's death. The book was called Phycologia Barbadensis. It included 93 detailed drawings by Vickers and other colorful pictures by Mlle Trottet. The book described five new species of algae.
Anna Vickers collected many plant samples during her research. These samples are now kept in important museums. Some are in the British Museum and the New York Botanical Garden. Others are in museums across Europe and the United States.
A type of red algae was named after Anna Vickers. It is called Vickersia (Karsakoff, 1896) and belongs to the Wrangeliaceae family. This shows how important her work was in the study of algae.
See also
In Spanish: Anna Vickers para niños
