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Helen Gwynne-Vaughan

British mycologist and botanist

Died when: 88 years 217 days (1063 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

Helen Gwynne-Vaughan

Dame Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan, GBE (née Fraser; 21 January 1879 – 26 August 1967) was a prominent English botanist and mycologist.During the First World War, she served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and then as Commandant of the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) from 1918 to 1919.

During the Second World War, from 1939 to 1941, she served as Chief Controller of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS).


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