Ellen Heine

New Zealand botanist, botanical collector, photographer and artist

Ellen Heine

Ellen M. Heine, from a 1934 newspaper published in New Zealand

Born|

Ellen Minna Bleakly

(1907-08-20)20 August 1907

Wellington, New Zealand

Died| 27 July 1989(1989-07-27) (aged 81)

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Alma mater| Victoria University College
Known for| Photographic 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
Fields| Botany

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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