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Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who was commemorated in many plant names, dies in Grahamstown.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 13). Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who was commemorated in many plant names, dies in Grahamstown.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088461
South African History Online (2012) 'Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who was commemorated in many plant names, dies in Grahamstown.', South African History Online, 13 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088461 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who was commemorated in many plant names, dies in Grahamstown. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088461, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who was commemorated in many plant names, dies in Grahamstown.." South African History Online, 13 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088461. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Mary Agard (Mamie) Pocock, algologist and botanist, who was commemorated in many plant names, dies in Grahamstown.." South African History Online. July 13, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088461.
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