Matilda Smith
British botanical illustrator and botanist (1854-1926) · Scientists
Matilda Smith was a botanical artist whose work appeared in Curtis's Botanical Magazine for over forty years. She became the first artist to depict New Zealand's flora in depth, the first official artist of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and the second woman to become an associate of the Linnaean Society.
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![Corpse flower, Amorphophallus titanum by Matilda Smith. Plate from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 1891. Smith drew this plant during its first blooming at Kew Gardens in 1889.[5]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Amorphophallus_titanum_%28Matilda_Smith%29.jpg/1280px-Amorphophallus_titanum_%28Matilda_Smith%29.jpg)
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The standard author abbreviation M.Sm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1854 to 1927 · aged 72
