Helen Margaret Gilkey
Helen Margaret Gilkey | |
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| Born | 6 March 1886 |
| Died | 7 August 1972 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Oregon Agricultural College |
| Known for | study of truffles scientific illustrations |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | mycology botany |
| Institutions | Oregon Agricultural College |
| Thesis | A Revision of the Tuberales of California |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Gilkey |
Helen Margaret Gilkey (1886–1972) was an American mycologist and botanist, as well as a botanical illustrator and watercolor artist She was born on March 6, 1886, in Montesano, Washington, and moved to Corvallis, Oregon, with her family in 1903. She died in 1972 at the age of 86.