Eliza Amy Hodgson

Eliza Amy Hodgson (10 October 1888 – 7 January 1983) was a New Zealand botanist who specialized in liverworts.

Early life

Hodgson was born in Havelock North and attended Pukahu primary school and Napier Girls' High School.[1] She was self-educated in botany as her father refused to allow her to attend university.[1]

Botany work

Hodgson published her first scientific paper at the age of 42 and went on to publish more than 30 papers thereafter.[2] She described two new species of liverworts and nine new genera.[2] The liverwort Lejeunea hodgsoniana was named in her honour[3] as was the species Lepidolaena hodgsoniae.[1]

She became a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and the Royal Society of New Zealand.[4] Hodgson was also an honorary member of the British Bryological Society.[1]

Hodgson was awarded an honorary doctorate by Massey University in 1976.[1]

The standard author abbreviation E.A.Hodgs. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Smith, Val (2015). Common Ground: Who's Who in New Zealand botanical names. New Zealand: Wordsmith. p. 204. ISBN 9780473308476.
  2. 1 2 Axford, C. Joy (2000). "Hodgson, Eliza Amy". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New England. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  3. ↑ Lewington, R.J.; Beveridge, P.; Renner, M.A.M. 2013: Lejeunea hodgsoniana, a newly described, long recognised Lejeunea (Jungermanniopsida, Lejeuneaceae) from lowland coastal forest habitats in New Zealand. PhytoKeys, 29: 1-15. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.29.5376
  4. ↑ Axford, C. Joy. "Eliza Amy Hodgson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ↑ IPNI.  E.A.Hodgs.


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