Dent, Edith (1863–1948)
Dent, Edith (1863–1948)
English botanist. Name variations: Edith Vere Dent. Born Edith Vere Annesley in 1863 in Clifford Chambers, a village near Stratford-on-Avon, England; died Oct 12, 1948; eldest of 6 children of the vicar of Clifford Chambers; m. Robert Wilkinson Dent, 1893; children: 5.
Established Wild Flower Society (1886); published Wild Flower Diaries and created and served as editor of Wild Flower Magazine (published 3 times annually); during WWI, served as a regional Red Cross president and oversaw VAD detachments. Named Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
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