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Alice Elizabeth Louisa Melliss
Born1846 (1846)
Colony of Barbados
DiedDecember 8, 1909(1909-12-08) (aged 62–63)
Hampstead
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation(s)biologist
botanical illustrator
SpouseJohn Charles Melliss

Alice Elizabeth Louisa Melliss née Stace (1846–1909) was a British botanical illustrator. She illustrated the book St. Helena: a physical, historical, and topographical description of the island, including its geology, fauna, flora and meteorology under the name Mrs. J. C. Melliss.

Biography

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Melliss was born on April 29, 1846 in the then colony of Barbados.[1] She married her husband John Charles Melliss on July 20, 1869 in Chipperfield in Hartfordshire, England.[1]

A postage stamp of St. Helena with an illustration of the brown beetle, Mellissius adumbratus. Text on the stamp reads: "Centenary of the Publication of St Helena by John Charles Melliss. 1875-1975. Mellissius adumbratus. St. Helena 5p"
Postage stamp issued in 1975 to mark the centenary of the publication of "St Helena" by J.C. Melliss

Melliss (as Mrs. J. C. Melliss) illustrated the 1875 book St. Helena: a physical, historical, and topographical description of the island, including its geology, fauna, flora and meteorology, authored by her husband, John Charles Melliss. She is credited on plates as A. Melliss.[2] This book included first descriptions of multiple species, including the now extinct Saint Helena olive, Nesiota elliptica.[3]

Although the book is now 150 years old, this book is still considered a major authority on St. Helena's flora. The St. Helena Post Office published a set of four stamps featuring illustrations from this book in 1975, although they feature her illustrations, they are credited to her husband, John Charles Melliss.[4]

Alice Melliss passed away on December 8, 1909 at the age of 63 in Hampstead in London, England.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Brock, John F. (2024-05-04). "St. Helena Through the Eyes of Two of Its Surveyors: Surveyor-General George Whalley & Son Surveyor John Charles Melliss!" (PDF). International Federation of Surveyors Working Week 2024: 11.
  2. ^ Melliss, John Charles; Melliss, Mrs. J. C. (1875). St. Helena : a physical, historical, and topographical description of the island, including it geology, fauna, flora and meteorology. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. London : L. Reeve & Co.
  3. ^ "Alba Imeri - Diorama 1, Nesiota Elliptica". Royal College of Art Graduate Show 2022. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  4. ^ "Saint Helena: Stamps [Series: Centenary of the Publication of "St Helena" by J.C.Melliss"]. Colnect. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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Category:Women Category:Scientific illustrators Category:Saint Helena

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