Caroline Catharine Wilkinson

Lady Caroline Catharine[1][2] (or Catherine[3][4]) Wilkinson (née Lucas; 1822–1881) was a Welsh botanist and author of Weeds And Wild Flowers: Their Uses, Legends, And Literature (1858).[2] She was born on 10 May 1822 in Llandebie, Carmarthenshire, Wales and died on 2 October 1881 in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire.[3]

She was married to Egyptologist John Gardner Wilkinson.[3][1] Her husband was knighted in 1839 and as the wife of a knight, she was entitled to the customary title of Lady.[5] She illustrated her husband's book, Desert Plants of Egypt.[6][4]

References
  1. "Wilkinson, Caroline Catharine (1822-1881)". Global Plants. JSTOR. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. Wilkinson, Caroline Catharine; Van Voorst, John. "Catalogue record for "Weeds and Wild Flowers"". Medical Heritage Library. Jisc Library Hub. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. Desmond, Ray (1994). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. CRC Press. p. 740. ISBN 9780850668438. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. Kramer, Jack; Sunshine, Linda (1996). Women of flowers: a tribute to Victorian women illustrators. Stewart, Tabori & Chang. p. 196. ISBN 9781556704970.
  5. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lady". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 61–62.
  6. Gaze, Delia; Mihajlovic, Maja; Shrimpton, Leanda (1997). Dictionary of Women Artists: Artists, J-Z. Taylor & Francis. p. 77. ISBN 9781884964213. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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