Ynes Mexia
Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía was a Mexican-American botanist notable for her extensive collection of novel specimens of flora and plants originating from sites in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. She discovered a new genus of Asteraceae, known after her as Mexianthus, and accumulated over 150,000 specimens for botanical study over the course of a career spanning 16 years braving ecologic challenges such as poisonous berries, dangerous terrain, bogs and earthquakes for the sake of her research.
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Female
Date of Birth
May 24th, 1870
Age
153
Birth Place
United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
Date of Death
July 12nd, 1938
Died Aged
68
Star Sign
Gemini
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