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Millicent Franks (6 October 1886 Durban - 11 February 1961 Winchester) was a South African botanical illustrator. At the age of 15, in November 1901, she took up the position of botanical artist and assistant to John Medley Wood at the Natal Herbarium in Durban, and when Frieda Lauth left the herbarium in 1903, Franks was appointed as chief botanical artist. She is commemorated in the species , Celtis franksiae, and , all named by N.E. Brown, and , named by John Medley Wood.

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  • Millicent Franks (6 de octubre de 1886, Durban - 11 de febrero de 1961 Winchester) fue una botánica e ilustradora sudafricana.​ A la edad de quince años, en noviembre de 1901, asumió el cargo de artista botánica y asistente de John Medley Wood en el Herbario de Natal en Durban, y cuando abandonó el herbario en 1903, Franks fue nombrada como principal artista botánica. Produjo la mayoría de las ilustraciones para los volúmenes 3 a 6 de 'Natal Plants' de Wood, y también proporcionó varias ilustraciones para Rudolf Marloth Flora of South Africa (1913-1932). Y, recolectó y prensó unos 370 especímenes de plantas de , Camperdown y de Durban, y estos terminaron en el Herbario Natal y el Herbario Nacional en Pretoria. Franks se mudó a Inglaterra en noviembre de 1914, trabajando durante tres meses en Kew Gardens, sobre muchas ilustraciones del texto de Wood Natal Plants. Al siguiente año, se casó con Howard Flanders. Pasó los últimos años de su vida en Petersfield, donde fallecería, y allí fue inhumada. ​ (es)
  • Millicent Franks (6 October 1886 Durban - 11 February 1961 Winchester) was a South African botanical illustrator. At the age of 15, in November 1901, she took up the position of botanical artist and assistant to John Medley Wood at the Natal Herbarium in Durban, and when Frieda Lauth left the herbarium in 1903, Franks was appointed as chief botanical artist. She produced most of the illustrations for volumes 3 to 6 of Wood's 'Natal Plants', also providing several illustrations for Rudolf Marloth's 'Flora of South Africa' (1913-1932). She collected and pressed some 370 plant specimens from Van Reenen, Camperdown and Durban, and these ended up at the Natal Herbarium and the National Herbarium in Pretoria. The standard author abbreviation Franks is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Franks moved to England in November 1914, working for three months at Kew Gardens on illustrations for Wood's 'Natal Plants'. The following year she married Howard Flanders. She spent the last years of her life in Petersfield, where she was also buried. She is commemorated in the species , Celtis franksiae, and , all named by N.E. Brown, and , named by John Medley Wood. (en)
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  • Millicent Franks (6 de octubre de 1886, Durban - 11 de febrero de 1961 Winchester) fue una botánica e ilustradora sudafricana.​ A la edad de quince años, en noviembre de 1901, asumió el cargo de artista botánica y asistente de John Medley Wood en el Herbario de Natal en Durban, y cuando abandonó el herbario en 1903, Franks fue nombrada como principal artista botánica. (es)
  • Millicent Franks (6 October 1886 Durban - 11 February 1961 Winchester) was a South African botanical illustrator. At the age of 15, in November 1901, she took up the position of botanical artist and assistant to John Medley Wood at the Natal Herbarium in Durban, and when Frieda Lauth left the herbarium in 1903, Franks was appointed as chief botanical artist. She is commemorated in the species , Celtis franksiae, and , all named by N.E. Brown, and , named by John Medley Wood. (en)
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