Edith Coleman

Edith Coleman (1874–1951) was an Australian naturalist who made important observations on pollination syndromes in Australian plant species.[1]

Edith Coleman
Born
Edith Harms

(1874-07-29)July 29, 1874
Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
DiedJune 3, 1951(1951-06-03) (aged 76)
Sorrento, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Known fordiscovery of pseudocopulation in Australian orchids
AwardsAustralian Natural History Medallion
Scientific career
FieldsNatural history
Author abbrev. (botany)E.Coleman

Early life

Coleman was born Edith Harms on 29 July 1874 in Woking, Surrey. She emigrated with her family to Australia in 1887 and became a school teacher.[2]

Naturalist activities

Coleman joined the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria on the 11th of September 1922.[3]

Awards

Coleman was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion in 1949.[4]

Selected bibliography
  • Coleman, Edith (January 1929). "Pollination of an Australian orchid by the male ichneumonid Lissopimpla semipunctata, Kirkby". Ecological Entomology. 76 (2): 533–539. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1929.tb01419.x.
  • Coleman, Edith (1935). Come back in wattle time : an illustrated handbook to our Australian wattles. National Handbooks. 13. Melbourne: Robertson & Mullens.
  • Coleman, Edith (May 1950). "George Bass, Victoria's first explorer and naturalist". The Victorian Naturalist. 67: 3–9.

References
  1. Allan McEvey, Coleman, Edith (1874 - 1951), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, p. 463.
  2. McEvey, Allan. Coleman, Edith (1874–1951). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. Willia, J. H. (1950). "First Lady Recipient of Natural History Medallion - Mrs. Edith Coleman". The Victorian Naturalist. 67: 99–100. ISSN 0042-5184 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. L.Y. (1950). "A Feminist Movement". The Victorian Naturalist. 67: 60. ISSN 0042-5184. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  5. IPNI.  E.Coleman.

Further reading
  • Clode, Danielle (2018). The Wasp and The Orchid: The remarkable life of Australian Naturalist Edith Coleman. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 76. Sydney, New South Wales: Pan Macmillan Australia. pp. 533–539. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1929.tb01419.x. ISBN 9781760554286.
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