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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001405b.htm person Ashby Alison Marjorie MBE AACR2 7 February 1901 1987 Place of Birth North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Botanical artist Botanical collector Alison Ashby, the daughter of Edwin Ashby of the Wittunga garden, Adelaide, painted water colours of many hundreds of Australian flowers.

Painted water colours of many hundreds of Australian flowers. The originals are now housed in the South Australian State Herbarium and more than 200 have been published as postcards.

1960 1960 Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) 1975 1975 Award - Australian Natural History Medallion Ashby, Edwin (1861 - 1941) Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (1940 - )

Awarded the Medallion 1975

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 Ashby, Alison M (1901-1987)

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 'Ashby, Alison Marjorie', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Ashby, Alison Marjorie Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Alison M. Ashby, 1975. Australian Natural History Medallionist Corrick, M. G. Alison M. Ashby, 1975. Australian Natural History Medallionist 1976 The Victorian naturalist 93 3 95-96 Book: Alison Ashby's wildflowers of southern Australia Ashby, Alison Alison Ashby's wildflowers of southern Australia Adelaide South Australian Museum Board and Botanic Gardens 1981 Book Section: Ashby, Alison Marjorie (1901-1987), botanical artist and plant collector Robertson, Enid Ashby, Alison Marjorie (1901-1987), botanical artist and plant collector Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore 35 Alison Marjorie Ashby - Records Private hands (Robertson, E.L.) Alison Marjorie Ashby - Records 1901 - 1987 Various records used in the writing of a biographical sketch for "Alison Ashby's Wildflowers of Southern Australia" edited by L.K. Ling, South Australian Museum Board and Botanic Gardens Board, Adelaide, (1981).