Adeline May Cowan

Adeline May Cowan
Born
Adeline May Organe

(1892-12-26)26 December 1892
DiedMarch 1981 (aged 88)
Sheffield, England
Occupation(s)Botanist, teacher
SpouseJohn Macqueen Cowan
ChildrenPauline Harrison
Joan Macqueen Cowan
Sir Robert Cowan
Academic background
EducationWalthamstow Hall
Alma materSomerville College, Oxford
Academic work
InstitutionsSherborne School for Girls
Polam Hall School
Inverewe Garden
Main interestsSpermatophytes

Adeline May Cowan (26 December 1892 – March 1981) was a Scottish botanist. She was active in India and was mainly interested in Spermatophytes. The standard author abbreviation A.M.Cowan is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.