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Winifred Waddell

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Name
  
Winifred Waddell

Role
  
Botanist


Died
  
1972

Books
  
Wildflower Diary

Winifred Waddell Winifred Waddell Wildflower Sanctuary

Winifred Waddell, MBE, (8 October 1884, Cumberland, England – 1972) was an English-born Australian botanist.

Winifred Waddell Winifred Waddell Wildflower Sanctuary

Waddell worked with native-plant preservation groups during the 1950s. She was responsible for securing the first wildflower sanctuary, at Tallarook, Victoria, in 1949. She was appointed MBE on 1 January 1964 for her work in preservation of natural flora.

References

Winifred Waddell Wikipedia