Born: 26 June 1938, Australia
Died: 29 October 2007
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: NA
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Following PhD studies in the bryophyte family Aneuraceae and a number of years teaching at tertiary institutions, Helen Hewson played an integral role in the establishment and development of the Flora of Australia program of the Bureau of Flora and Fauna (later the Australian Biological Resources Study). Initially employed to establish the standards for writing flora treatments, she both wrote and edited entries for the Flora, ultimately becoming Director of the Flora Section of ABRS. Volume 28 of the Flora was dedicated to her. Her Plant indumentum (1988) was published to facilitate consistent application of terms in the descriptions of species in Flora treatments. In her taxonomic research Hewson described one new family, two new genera and many other taxa. She was an accomplished botanical artist, her illustrations being used in many of her publications. Several mosses and other plants were named in her honour.
Chronology
1967
Education – Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1981 – 1991
Career position – Editor and Flora writer, Bureau of Flora and Fauna
1985
Education – Bachelor of Arts (BA), Canberra College of Education
1991 – 1995
Career position – Director, Flora Section, Australian Biological Resources Study
1995 – 1997
Career position – Director Botany, Australian National Botanic Gardens and Deputy Director, Plant Biodiversity Centre Research
1997
Life event – Retired
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