Elisabeth Blackburn
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Elisabeth Blackburn 
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| Name | Elisabeth Blackburn |
| Full name | Elisabeth Helen Blackburn |
| Gender |  Female
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| Born | 1925, Noble City |
| Died | 1987, Noble City |
| Home |  Noble City
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| Function(s) | biologist |
| Language(s) | English, French |
| Religion | Atheist |
Elisabeth H. Blackburn was a Lovian biologist who came from a notable Lovian family. She was born on March 14, 1925 an was educated in Noble City at the Nobel University. She got married to the twenty seven year old Nikolay Medvedev in 1948. She gave birth to one son, Mikhail Medvedev.
The renowed Blackburn University, successor of the Nobel University, was named in honor of Elisabeth Blackburn.
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[edit] Early life
She was born as the daugther of Henry Blackburn and Pearl Darrel in Noble City, Lovia. From an early age she was a member of the local sience club. Educated at the former Noble City High School, she had a biology teacher who encouraged here interest in the studies.
[edit] University studies
Elisabeth Blackburn graduated with a B.Sc. in general and cellular biology. Later on, she obtained a Ph.D. in anthropology, also at the Nobel University. She wrote her thesis about Ethnofarmacy and the use of medicinal plants. Elisabeths' switch from biology to anthropology was due to her friendship with anthropology professor William Haag, who was also a friend of the blackburn family.
Even after here move to anthropology, Elisabeth did not stop her biology practices. She continued to research the cellular biology of manely plants and had a post as biologist at the Royal Institution.
[edit] Articles and books
[edit] Selected books
- Blackburn, E. H. (1956). Ethnobiology: implications and applications. Proceedings of the First International Congress of Ethnobiology
- Blackburn, E. H. (1959). Effects of traditions on the believes of general biologie.
- Blakcburn, E. H. (1963). Provisions and mechanisms of the convention on biological diversity on molucelar Level.
- Blackburn, E. H. (1966). Cultural and spiritual values of biodiversity.
- Blackburn, E. H. (1971). Genetical relations between Lovian plants
[edit] Selected articles
- Blackburn, E. H. (1948). Ethnofarmalogical survey of Amerind groups in lowland Latin America. The Florida Farmacologists, 61(4), 225-229.
- Blackburn, E. H. (1950). Origin, development and maintenance of a Lovian community. The Rainbow, 26(2), 177-192.
- Blackburn, E. H. (1950). Genetic variation and ethnicity in Lovian flora. Aspects of Lovian Nature, 5(2), 59-63.
- Blackburn, E. H. (1952). Keepers of the forest. Noble City Botanical Magazine, 6(1), 18-24.
- Blackburn, E. H. (1953). The importance of bees to Lovian nature. The Sylvanian Entomologist, 65(4), 452-458.
- Blackburn, E. H. (1974). Plants in oral and literature tradition. Literatura Lingua, 19(7), 26-31.
