Dorothy Adlington Cadbury

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Dorothy Adlington Cadbury
Born(1892-10-14)14 October 1892
Died21 August 1987(1987-08-21) (aged 94)
NationalityBritish
Parent(s)

Dorothy Adlington Cadbury (14 October 1892 – 21 August 1987) was a British botanist and director of Cadbury's.[1] She was the oldest child of Geraldine Cadbury and of Barrow Cadbury (17 February 1867 – 8 July 1957).

Following her retirement from Cadbury's she devoted her time to botany and became an expert on pond weeds.[1] She was the lead author of 'A Computer Mapped Flora', the main flora of Warwickshire in the 20th century.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Hawkes, J.G. (1988). "Dorothy Adlington Cadbury (1892- 1987)". Watsonia. 17: 208–209 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ Cadbury, D. A.; Hawkes, J. G.; Readett, R. C. (1971). A Computer Mapped Flora, a study of the county of Warwickshire. Academic Press. p. 778.
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