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Ellen Heine

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Ellen Heine
A smiling young white woman with center-parted cropped hair and a dimpled chin, smiling
Ellen M. Heine, from a 1934 newspaper published in New Zealand
Born
Ellen Minna Bleakly

(1907-08-20)20 August 1907
Wellington, New Zealand
Died27 July 1989(1989-07-27) (aged 81)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Alma materVictoria University College
Known forPhotographic works. Research into brown seaweed Xiphophora in New Zealand. Research into the relationship between New Zealand insects and New Zealand native flower characteristics.
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Ellen Minna Bleakly (née Heine; 8 August 1907 – 27 July 1989) was a New Zealand-born botanist, photographer, and painter.[1] As a botanist, Heine made contributions to research into the relationship between New Zealand insects and native flowers.[1] She also undertook research into brown seaweeds in the genus Xiphophora.[1] Photographs created by Heine are held in the collection of the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[2] Of particular historical interest are the photographs she took of the University of Canterbury's Cass Field Station.[3]

Early life and education

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She was educated at Victoria University College where she graduated with a Master of Science degree with honours in botany in 1929.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d E. J., Godley (September 2006). "Ellen Minna Heine (Bleakly) 1907-1989" (PDF). New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter. 85: 12–14.
  2. ^ "Ellen Heine: Botanist: Photographs & Ephemera". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ Vangioni, Peter. "100 years of the Cass field station". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Students Capped". Evening Post. Vol. CIX, no. 108. 10 May 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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