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Vera Scarth-Johnson

British-Australian botanist and botanical illustrator (1912–1999)
Person human Q4815009

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
1912
Date of death
May 19, 1999
Place of birth
Morley
Place of death
Cooktown
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, Australia[10][11]
Occupation
botanical illustrator, botanist, conservationist, botanical collector, scientific collector
Educated at
Leeds Arts University[12]
Award received
Medal of the Order of Australia[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Collection items at
National Herbarium of Victoria, National Museum of Natural History, National Herbarium of New South Wales[19][20][21]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[18]
Family name
Johnson[15]
Given name
Vera[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Vera Scarth-Johnson en V. S.-J. ar فيرا جونسون da V. S.-J. de V. S.-J. fi V. S.-J. it V. S.-J. pt V. S.-J. ru Вера Джонсон sv V. S.-J. uk Vera Scarth-Johnson uk V. S.-J. uk Вера Скарт-Джонсон
🔖 Identifiers · 14
ISNI
000000006754867X
VIAF cluster ID
48396727
Library of Congress authority ID
n90716522
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Vera Scarth-Johnson photo4.jpg ↗
Bionomia ID
Vera Scarth-Johnson
Encyclopedia of Australian Science ID
P004767b
Europeana entity
agent/base/1663
FAST ID
1497813
Freebase ID
/m/0fl487
MutualArt artist ID
8478C438EE6117E2
NLA Trove people ID
523975
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
3355
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJv4kjrQytgJbbD8dB8pyd
Yale LUX ID
person/f7f8a59c-850b-405f-ba78-0d553eb01981

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
botanist, botanical collector, botanical illustrator, conservationist
Collection items at 2
National Museum of Natural History, National Herbarium of Victoria
Country of citizenship 2
Australia, United Kingdom
Bionomia ID 1
Vera Scarth-Johnson
Educated at 1
Leeds Arts University
Family name 1
Johnson
Given name 1
Vera
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Argophyllum verae
Place of birth 1
Morley
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Vera Scarth-Johnson was born on January 1, 1912[1], in Morley[2]. She died on May 19, 1999[3], in Cooktown[4]. She worked as a botanical illustrator[5], botanist[6], conservationist[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Vera Scarth-Johnson include Argophyllum verae[22], a taxon[23].

Why It Matters

Entities named for her include Argophyllum verae[22], a taxon[23].

FAQs

Where was Vera Scarth-Johnson born?

Vera Scarth-Johnson was born in Morley[2].

Where did Vera Scarth-Johnson die?

Vera Scarth-Johnson died in Cooktown[4].

What did Vera Scarth-Johnson do for work?

Vera Scarth-Johnson worked as a botanical illustrator[5], botanist[6], conservationist[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9].

Where did Vera Scarth-Johnson go to school?

Vera Scarth-Johnson was educated at Leeds Arts University[12].

What awards did Vera Scarth-Johnson receive?

Honors received include Medal of the Order of Australia[13].

Related Entities

Australia United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450–1950. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450–1950. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . The Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450–1950. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . The Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450–1950. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . The Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450–1950. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Bionomia. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 28d ago · AwkwardChester · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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