Enid Lucy Robertson

Enid Lucy Robertson

AM
Enid Lucy Robertson; AM
Born	Enid Lucy Ashby; 20 November 1925; Unley, Adelaide, South Australia
Died	10 July 2016 (aged 90); Belair, Adelaide, South Australia
Known for	Systematic Botanist and Conservationist
Spouse	Thorburn Robertson (m. 1947; died 1966)
Parents	Arthur Keith Ashby (1896-1971); Edith Mary Walker (1896-1947);
Relatives	Edwin and Esther Ashby (Paternal Grandparents); Alison Marjorie Ashby (Aunt); Thorburn Robertson (Father-in-law);
	Scientific career
Fields	Botany
Author abbrev. (botany)	Enid L. Robertson; E.L. Robertson;

Enid Lucy Robertson (née Ashby) AM (20 November 1925 - 10 July 2016) was a systematic botanist, curator of herbaria, and conservationist from South Australia. In the 1970s, she developed a new and innovative way to manage reserves, writing the Watiparinga Reserve Management Plan, which subsequently became the model used for other small to medium reserves in urban areas. For this she was awarded a Heritage Award by the Australian Governor General in 1986. Robertson was made a member of the order of Australia in 1987 for her services to botany.

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