What is Elizabeth Edgar?
{{Infobox person | name = Elizabeth Edgar | image = Elizabeth Edgar Portrait edited small.jpg | alt = Elizabeth Edgar at work at microscope | caption = Edgar circa 1970, DSIR | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|12|27|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Christchurch]], New Zealand | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|1|1|1929|12|27|df=y}} | death_place = Christchurch, New Zealand | other_names = | occupation = Botanist | years_active = 1952–2010 | known_for = | notable_works = Co-author of 3 of the 5 volumes of the series ''Flora of New Zealand'' }} ''' Elizabeth Edgar''' (27 December 1929 – 1 January 2019) was a New Zealand [[botanist]]. She was best known for her work in writing and editing three of the five volumes of the series ''Flora of New Zealand''. It describes the species of [[flora]] of the country. She was known for her [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomic]] work on the [[biodiversity]] of New Zealand. Edgar died on 1 January 2019, in Christchurch, at the age of 89.{{sfn|Guildford|2019|}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Edgar, Elizabeth}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Botanists]] [[Category:New Zealand scientists]] [[Category:New Zealand writers]] {{bio-stub}} {{authority control}}