Vale Beth Gott, AM, MSc (Melb), PhD (Lond.) Plant Physiologist, Ethnobotanist, Teacher (25 July 1922 to 8 July 2022)
Neil D. Hallam A and Richard J. Williams B *A Botany Department, Monash University, Clayton, Vic. 3800, Australia.
B Department of Environment and Genetics, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic. 3086, Australia.
Australian Journal of Botany 70(5) 396-397 https://doi.org/10.1071/BT22086
Submitted: 8 August 2022 Accepted: 9 August 2022 Published: 29 August 2022
© 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND)
Abstract
Dr Beth Gott, a legendary Australian botanist, passed away recently aged 99. Her contribution to botanical research and teaching was exceptional, at Universities in Australia, the UK, the USA and Hong Kong. Her pioneering studies in the use of native plants by Australian aboriginal peoples are classics of the ethnobotanical literature.
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