Florence Martin

Florence Martin
Florence Martin
Born	25 December 1867; Clarens, Potts Point, Sydney, Australia
Died	27 October 1957 (aged 89); Denver, Colorado, United States
Alma mater	University of Sydney; Cavendish Laboratory;
Parents	Sir James Martin (father); Isabella Long (mother);
Relatives	William Long (uncle); Eleanor Manning (niece)

Florence Martin (25 December 1867 – 27 October 1957) was an Australian-American physicist and philanthropist. She performed research at the University of Sydney under Sir Richard Threlfall and at Cavendish Laboratory under J. J. Thomson. Her donations of land in Douglas County, Colorado, led to the creation of Daniels Park, a Denver Mountain Park.

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