Mary Morland – naturalist, geological artist and curator (after 1825 Mary Buckland; 1797-1857)
Mary Morland was chosen to celebrate her scientific contributions to geology. Throughout her lifetime, her scientific achievements were attributed mostly to her husband.
About Mary Morland:
- Torrens, H. (2008, January 03). Buckland [née Morland], Mary (1797–1857), geological artist and curator. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/46486
- Kölbl-Ebert. (1997). Mary Buckland, née Morland 1797–1857. Earth Sciences History., 16, 33–38. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24136820
About the View of the landslip at Axmouth, Devon, 1840, attributed to Mary Buckland: The Great Bindon Landslide, 1839-1840 The Geological Society https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Library-and-Information-Services/Collection-Highlights/Women-and-Geology/Mary-Buckland/The-Great-Bindon-Landslide
Further Resources:
- Kölbl-Ebert, Martina. “MARY BUCKLAND (NÉE MORLAND) 1797–1857.” Earth Sciences History 16, no. 1 (1997): 33–38. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24136820.
- Frith, U.( February 2011) Females, fossils and hyenas -part 1. Blog posts and articles from the Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/blog/2011/02/females-fossils-and-hyenas-part-one/
- https://royalsociety.org/blog/2011/02/females-fossils-and-hyenas-part-two/
Find the full list of the pioneering members of the scientific community featured in our portraiture on our previous blog post.