Enid Lucy Robertson

Enid Lucy Robertson
Born
Enid Lucy Ashby

(1925-11-20)20 November 1925
Died10 July 2016(2016-07-10) (aged 90)
Known forSystematic Botanist and Conservationist
Spouse
Thorburn Robertson
(m. 1947; died 1966)
Parents
  • Arthur Keith Ashby (1896-1971)
  • Edith Mary Walker (1896-1947)
Relatives
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)
  • Enid L. Robertson
  • E.L. Robertson

Enid Lucy Robertson (née Ashby) AM (20 November 1925 - 10 July 2016) was a systematic botanist, curator of herbaria, and conservationist from South Australia. In the 1970s, she developed a new and innovative way to manage reserves, writing the Watiparinga Reserve Management Plan, which subsequently became the model used for other small to medium reserves in urban areas. For this she was awarded a Heritage Award by the Australian Governor General in 1986. Robertson was made a member of the order of Australia in 1987 for her services to botany.