Caroline, Lady Wilkinson


Caroline, Lady Wilkinson was a Welsh botanist and the author of Weeds And Wild Flowers: Their Uses, Legends, And Literature. She was born on 10 May 1822 in Llandebie, Carmarthenshire, Wales and died on 2 October 1881 in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire.
Caroline Lucas married egyptologist John Gardner Wilkinson. Her husband was knighted in 1839 and as the wife of a knight, she was entitled to the customary style of lady. She illustrated her husband's book, Desert Plants of Egypt.