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Biographical entry Scott, Helena (1832 - 1910)
- Born
- 11 April 1832
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 24 November 1910
Harris Park, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Naturalist and Artist
- Alternative Names
- Forde, Helena
Summary
Helena Scott, having an education from her father, A.W. Scott, similar to her sister Harriet, was also a fine illustrator. In 1864 she married E. Forde and accompanied him on a survey of the Darling River between Wentworth and Bourke and made a collection of fodder grasses and other flora.
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Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Australian Museum
- Helena Scott - Records, 1862, Series 151; Australian Museum. Details
- Papers of Harriet and Helena Scott., Series 193; Australian Museum. Details
- Papers of Harriet and Helena Scott., 1850 - 1890, Series 192; Australian Museum. Details
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Book Sections
- Gray, Nancy, 'Scott, Alexander Walker (1800-1883), entomologist and entrepreneur', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 93-94. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060106b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Ord, Marion, 'The Scott Sisters: Art Treasures of the 19th Century Revealed', Australian Natural History, vol. 22, 1987, pp. 194-198. Details
Online Resources
- 'Forde, Helena', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-625868. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
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