Adeline May Cowan
Adeline May Cowan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adeline May Organe 26 December 1892 |
| Died | March 1981 (aged 88) Sheffield, England |
| Occupation(s) | Botanist, teacher |
| Spouse | John Macqueen Cowan |
| Children | Pauline Harrison Joan Macqueen Cowan Sir Robert Cowan |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Walthamstow Hall |
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Sherborne School for Girls Polam Hall School Inverewe Garden |
| Main interests | Spermatophytes |
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.