Anne Catherine Hof Blinks

Anne Catherine Hof Blinks (1903-1995[1]) was an American botanist and textiles scholar.

She studied marine biology at Harvard University.[2] She worked at the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University and Harvard University Herbaria and primarily studied and curated algae.[3] Species that she classified included Derbesia osterhoutii (L.R.Blinks & A.C.H.Blinks) J.Z.Page from Great Sound, Bermuda, initially classified as Halicystis osterhoutii L.R.Blinks & A.C.H.Blinks.[4]

She was also known for her work on historic and pre-historical textiles and made a collection of textiles for historical study.[5] She took an experimental archaeology approach through attempting ancient methods of fibre preparation and weaving methods. She was particularly interested in South American textiles and also in the genetics and breeding of sheep for particular fleece characteristics.[2]

Personal life

She was married to Lawrence Rogers Blinks (1900-1989), Professor of Biology at Stanford and Director of Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove from 1943 to 1965. They had a child, John Rogers Blinks.[1]

Legacy

The Anne Hof Blinks Fellowship in Marine Biology was established in her memory to support students from diverse backgrounds.

References
  1. "Obituary of John Rogers Blinks (son). Monterey Herald. 1 June 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. Morse, Trish. "Anne Hof Blinks Fellowship Endowment". Friday Harbor Labs. University of Washington. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. "Harvard University Herbaria - Index of Botanists - Blinks, Anne Catherine Hof". Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard University. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  4. Page, J. Z. (1970). "Existence of a Derbesia phase in the life-history of Halicystis osterhoutii Blinks and Blinks". Journal of Phycology. 6: 375–380.
  5. Rogers, Nora; Stanley, Martha (1983). In Celebration of the Curious Mind: A Festschrift to Honor Anne Blinks on Her 80th Birthday. Interweave Press. p. 120. ISBN 0934026114.
  6. IPNI.  A.C.H.Blinks.
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