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Sarah Amherst, Countess Amherst (née Archer, later Sarah Windsor, Countess of Plymouth; 1762–1838), credited as Sarah Amherst, was a British naturalist and botanist who lived in India. She identified several species which were named for her, including a variety of pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) and a flowering tree (Amherstia nobilis).[1][2][3]
She was married to Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth, her first cousin, from 1778 until his death in 1799. Her second husband was William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst.
References
- ^ "Monday Morning Muse: Sarah Hickman Amherst". Mead Musings: inspired by the collection of the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Hooker, Sir William Jackson (1 July 1849). "Amherstia Nobilis". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 75. Reeve Brothers: 158–162.
- ^ "Amherstia Nobilis". The Illustrated London News. 4 April 1857. p. 306. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
The tree was first brought into notice by Lady Sarah Amherst, a great promoter of botanical science in India. Lord Amherst spent five years in that country, and made an excursion to the Himalaya mountains, at the foot of which they discovered these rare trees.
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