Frances Margaret Leighton

Summary

Frances Margaret Leighton is a human^[1]. Born in Qonce^[2], she… she was born on +1909-03-08T00:00:00Z^[3]. She died on +2006-01-08T00:00:00Z^[4]. She worked as a botanist^[5], botanical collector^[6], and scientific collector^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Frances Margaret Leighton was born in Qonce^[2].
• Frances Margaret Leighton was born on +1909-03-08T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Frances Margaret Leighton died on +2006-01-08T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Frances Margaret Leighton was married to William Edwyn Isaac^[9].
• A child of Frances Margaret Leighton was Rhys Isaac^[10].
• A child of Frances Margaret Leighton was Glynn Isaac^[11].
• Frances Margaret Leighton held citizenship in Union of South Africa^[12].
• Frances Margaret Leighton held citizenship in South Africa^[13].
• Frances Margaret Leighton held citizenship in Australia^[14].
• English was Frances Margaret Leighton's native language^[15].
• Frances Margaret Leighton's professions included botanist^[5].
• Frances Margaret Leighton worked as a botanical collector^[6].
• Frances Margaret Leighton worked as a scientific collector^[7].
• Frances Margaret Leighton's field of work was botany^[16].
• Frances Margaret Leighton was employed by Bolus Herbarium^[17].
• Frances Margaret Leighton's education included a stint at Rhodes University^[18].
• Frances Margaret Leighton is recorded as female^[19].
• Frances Margaret Leighton's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Frances Margaret Leighton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000387668507^[21].
• Frances Margaret Leighton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 280629851^[22].
• Frances Margaret Leighton's botanist author abbreviation is recorded as F.M.Leight.^[23].
• Frances Margaret Leighton's botanist author abbreviation is recorded as Isaac^[24].
• Frances Margaret Leighton's IPNI author ID is recorded as 12643-1^[25].
• Frances Margaret Leighton's IPNI author ID is recorded as 12573-1^[26].
• Frances Margaret Leighton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0v4msrb^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Qonce^[2], Frances Margaret Leighton… she was born on +1909-03-08T00:00:00Z^[3]. English was her native language^[15].

Education

Frances Margaret Leighton's education included a stint at Rhodes University^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist^[5], botanical collector^[6], and scientific collector^[7]. Frances Margaret Leighton's field of work was botany^[16]. She was employed by Bolus Herbarium^[17].

Personal Life

Among Frances Margaret Leighton's spouses was William Edwyn Isaac^[9]. Children include Rhys Isaac^[10], a historian^[28], 1937–2010^[29], of South Africa^[30], awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History^[31] and Glynn Isaac^[11], an anthropologist^[32], 1937–1985^[33], of South Africa^[34], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[35], specialised in archaeology^[36].

Death and Burial

Frances Margaret Leighton died on +2006-01-08T00:00:00Z^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Frances Margaret Leighton include Delosperma leightoniae^[37], a taxon^[38].

Why It Matters

Frances Margaret Leighton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for her include Delosperma leightoniae^[37], a taxon^[38].

FAQs

Where was Frances Margaret Leighton born?

Frances Margaret Leighton was born in Qonce^[2].

Who was Frances Margaret Leighton married to?

Frances Margaret Leighton's spouses include William Edwyn Isaac^[9].

What did Frances Margaret Leighton do for work?

Frances Margaret Leighton worked as botanist^[5], botanical collector^[6], and scientific collector^[7].

Where did Frances Margaret Leighton go to school?

Frances Margaret Leighton was educated at Rhodes University^[18].