Lena Lowis

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Born
Selina Caroline Shakespear

3 November 1845
India
Died18 November 1919(1919-11-18) (aged 74)
London, England
Knownforbotanical paintings
SpouseNinian Lowis
Lena Lowis
Argyreia nervosa (Burm.f.) Bojer
Born
Selina Caroline Shakespear

3 November 1845
India
Died18 November 1919(1919-11-18) (aged 74)
London, England
Known forbotanical paintings
SpouseNinian Lowis
Children5

Lena Lowis (born Selina Caroline Shakespear; 3 November 1845, in India – 18 November 1919, in London) was an Indian-born writer, scientific and botanical illustrator, noted for her 1878 publication Familiar Indian Flowers[1][2][3] which was advertised in The Times (London) in April 1881 as "with 30 coloured plates, 31s. 6d."[4]

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