Nancy Adams
Jacqueline Nancy Mary Adams (19 May 1926 – 27 March 2007) was a New Zealand
botanical illustrator,
botanical collector,
phycologist and
museum curator. Throughout her career (1943–1987), she worked at
DSIR and later at the
Dominion Museum in different roles as technician, artist and assistant curator of botany. Largely self-taught, Adams collected over 3300 botanical specimens in New Zealand, illustrated nearly forty publications on algae and other native plants, and authored numerous scientific publications. Her major work, ''Seaweeds of New Zealand – An Illustrated Guide,'' was published in 1994.
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