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Clemens, Mary Strong (1873 - 1968) |
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| Botanical collector and Explorer | |||
| Born: 3 January 1873 New York, United States of America. Died: 13 April 1968 Chermside, Queensland, Australia. | |||
| Mary Strong Clemens, with her husband Joseph, were prolific collectors of botanical specimens in the Philippines, Borneo and New Guinea. Mary continued collecting after Joseph’s death in 1935. In 1941 she was evacuated from New Guinea to Queensland at the onset of the war and remained there until her death. Clemens traveled throughout Queensland amassing a vast number of specimens which are housed in herbaria around the world. There are over 2000 at the Queensland Museum alone. The New York Botanical Gardens holds an archival collection of some of her personal papers. |
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