Nina Floy Bracelin
Nina Floy Bracelin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1890-03-24 Star Lake, Minnesota |
| Died | 1973-07-08 Berkeley, California |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Botanist |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley United States Department of Agriculture California Academy of Sciences[1] |
Nina Floy Bracelin was a botanist. A fuchsia, fuchsia bracelinae, is named after her. A salix, salix lesiolepis bracelinae, is named after her.[2] She was given a lifetime membership to the California Academy of Sciences.
She worked extensively with Ynes Mexia[3][4][5] and with Alice Eastwood.
References
- ^ https://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/the-academys-pioneering-women-in-science
- ^ http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/library/special/bios/Bracelin.pdf
- ^ https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6jw8nk8
- ^ https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/2017/09/01/yn%C3%A9s-mex%C3%ADa-a-short-but-impressive-career-in-botany
- ^ https://www.nybg.org/blogs/science-talk/2015/02/late-bloomer-the-short-prolific-career-of-ynes-mexia/