Person

Crouch, Maria (c. 1841 - 1889)

Born
c. 1841
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Died
11 September 1889
Armadale, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Botanical collector
Alternative Names
  • Gedge, Maria (married name)
  • Telford, Maria (maiden name)

Summary

Maria Crouch was a plant collector during the 1870s in northern regions of Western Australia, at Nickol Bay, Fortescue and Harding Rivers, and Champion Bay. She sent these specimens, which included a number of types, to Ferdinand von Mueller, the Victorian Government Botanist, at the Botanical Museum of Victoria. The National Museum of Victoria holds over 200 of her specimens: other specimens are in the state Herbaria of Western Australia and New South Wales. The species plant Hedyotis crouchiana (Rubiaceae) was named by Mueller in her honour.

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Chronology

1853
Life event - Migrated to Western Australia with her family
1861
Life event - Married Charles James Crouch
1873
Life event - Married William Benjamin Gedge
1874 - 1876
Life event - Collected botanical specimens in Western Australia

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Helen Cohn

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