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Eliza Maria Gordon-Cumming

Scottish aristocrat, horticulturalist, palaeontologist (1795-1842) · Historical Figures · Died at 47

Eliza Maria, Lady Gordon-Cumming was a Scottish aristocrat, horticulturalist, palaeontologist and scientific illustrator. Lady Gordon-Cumming collected and studied Devonian fish fossils from the Old Red Sandstone of Morayshire, Scotland.

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She amassed a large and well-known collection which she illustrated, along with her daughter Lady Anne Seymour. Lady Gordon-Cumming worked with other palaeontologists and geologists of the time including Louis Agassiz, William Buckland and Roderick Murchison.

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Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1795 to 1842 · aged 47