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Eleanora Armitage
British botanist and writer
Eleanora Armitage (December 11, 1865 - October 24, 1961) was a British bryologist who was a founding member of the Moss Exchange Club, the British Ecological Society and the British Bryological Society and served as president of the later organisation in 1939.[1][2] She was an accomplished collector and her herbarium is now held at Bristol Museum.[1] She was also a member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science as well as the Royal Horticultural Society.[3]