Ball, Anne Elizabeth (1808–1872)
Ball, Anne Elizabeth (1808–1872)
Irish naturalist. Born 1808; lived in Youghal, Ireland; died 1872.
Collected seaweeds, flowering plants, and butterflies along Irish coast; gathered seaweed specimens for Dr. W.H. Garvey who named Ballia callitricha and Cladophora balliana after her. The herbarium at University College, Cork, houses seaweeds she collected (1834–36); 96 of her drawings (probably copied from already published plates) are located at herbarium of National Museum, Dublin.
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