Identity area
Reference code
HowardA/B/3
Unique identifier
GB 275 HowardA/B/3
Title
Gabrielle Howard
Date(s)
- 1876-1952 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
7 folders, paper, lock of hair
Context area
Name of creator
(1876-1930)
Biographical history
She was born Gabrielle Louise Caroline Matthaei, one of three daughters of a German, French and Swiss family. Gabrielle studied Natural Sciences at Newnham College 1895-99 and became a Fellow. She married Albert Howard in 1905. In 1913 she was appointed second imperial botanist to the government of India. With her husband, she established the Institute of Plant Industry at Indore in 1924. Published nearly 150 papers and monographs on agricultural and botanical subjects, mostly in collaboration with Albert Howard.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Material relating to Gabrielle Howard's life.