Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who is commemorated in many plant names, is born in Rondebosch, Cape Town.

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01Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.

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South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who is commemorated in many plant names, is born in Rondebosch, Cape Town.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071457

South African History Online (2011) 'Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who is commemorated in many plant names, is born in Rondebosch, Cape Town.', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071457 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).

South African History Online, Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who is commemorated in many plant names, is born in Rondebosch, Cape Town. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071457, (accessed 25 September 2026).

"Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who is commemorated in many plant names, is born in Rondebosch, Cape Town.." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071457. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who is commemorated in many plant names, is born in Rondebosch, Cape Town.." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071457.