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Alice Elizabeth Louisa Melliss | |
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Born | Alice Elizabeth Louise Stace 1846 Colony of Barbados |
Died | December 8, 1909 Hampstead | (aged 62–63)
Citizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Occupation(s) | biologist botanical illustrator |
Spouse | John Charles Melliss |
Alice Elizabeth Louisa Melliss (née Stace; 1846–1909) was a British botanical illustrator. She illustrated the book St. Helena: a physical, historical, and topographical description of the island, including its geology, fauna, flora and meteorology under the name Mrs. J. C. Melliss.
Biography
[edit]Melliss was born on 29 April 1846 in the then colony of Barbados.[1] She married her husband John Charles Melliss on 20 July 1869 in Chipperfield in Hertfordshire, England.[1]
Melliss (as Mrs. J. C. Melliss) illustrated the 1875 book St. Helena: a physical, historical, and topographical description of the island, including its geology, fauna, flora and meteorology, authored by her husband, John Charles Melliss. She is credited on plates as A. Melliss.[2] This book included first descriptions of multiple species, including the now extinct Saint Helena olive, Nesiota elliptica.[3]
Although the book is now 150 years old, this book is still considered a major authority on St. Helena's flora. The St. Helena Post Office published a set of four stamps featuring illustrations from this book in 1975, although they feature her illustrations, they are credited to her husband, John Charles Melliss.[4]
Alice Melliss passed away on 8 December 1909 at the age of 63 in Hampstead in London, England.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Brock, John F. (2024-05-04). "St. Helena Through the Eyes of Two of Its Surveyors: Surveyor-General George Whalley & Son Surveyor John Charles Melliss!" (PDF). International Federation of Surveyors Working Week 2024: 11.
- ^ Melliss, John Charles; Melliss, Mrs. J. C. (1875). St. Helena : a physical, historical, and topographical description of the island, including it geology, fauna, flora and meteorology. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. London : L. Reeve & Co.
- ^ "Alba Imeri - Diorama 1, Nesiota Elliptica". Royal College of Art Graduate Show 2022. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Saint Helena: Stamps [Series: Centenary of the Publication of "St Helena" by J.C.Melliss"]. Colnect. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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[edit]Category:Women Category:Scientific illustrators Category:Saint Helena