Florence Mary Paterson
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15 July 1869
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| Born | Florence Mary Hallack 15 July 1869 Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony |
| Died | 5 June 1936 (aged 66) Redhouse, South Africa |
| Occupation | plant collector |
Florence Mary Paterson, née Hallack, also known as Mrs. T.V. Paterson,[1] (15 July, 1869, Port Elizabeth – 5 June, 1936, Redhouse) was a South African plant collector. Her specimens are kept in the herbarium of Albany Museum and the Bolus Herbarium of the University of Cape Town.[2] She is honored in the plant name patersoniae[3] and genus name Neopatersonia.[1]
Florence Mary Hallack was born on 15 July, 1869 in Port Elizabeth to English businessman and amateur botanist Russell Hallack and his wife Sarah, née Geard.[4] She was the youngest of the nine children in the family.[2] Hallack was encouraged by her father to observe the local flora and learn natural history.[5] In 1895, Hallack married to Thomas Vernon Paterson of Redhouse.[2]