Olive Blanche Davies facts for kids
Olive Blanche Davies (born October 27, 1884 – died 1976 or 1977) was an Australian botanist and artist. She is best known for helping to write and illustrate the important 1917 book The Flora of the Northern Territory. This book described many plants found in that part of Australia.
Who Was Olive Davies?
Early Life and Education
Olive was born in Toorak, Victoria, Australia. She was the youngest of six children. Her father was Sir Matthew Henry Davies.
Olive studied biology at the University of Melbourne. She was a government research scholar, which means she received money to help her study and do research. In 1911, she wrote a paper about a type of semi-slug called Cystopelta petterdi. Later, in 1914, she wrote another paper about a large land snail from Tasmania called Caryodes dufresnii.
A Scientist and Artist
Olive Davies was very talented in both science and art. Her skills helped her greatly with her most famous work, The Flora of the Northern Territory. She co-authored this book with Alfred Ewart, another scientist. Olive also drew many of the detailed pictures in the book, showing what the plants looked like. This was very important for identifying and understanding the different plant species.
Family Life
On December 22, 1915, Olive Blanche Davies married Arthur Lyle Rossiter in Brighton, Australia. Arthur was a lieutenant in the Australian army during World War I. He later became a captain. After the war, he gave lectures at Melbourne University, where he had also earned a science degree. He had worked as a physics teacher's assistant there before the war. Arthur had served as a gas officer in the 4th Australian Division in France. In 1924, he became a senior master at Melbourne High School.
Olive Davies passed away in Adelaide.
See also
In Spanish: Olive Blanche Davies para niños
