Margery C. Carlson

Margery Claire Carlson
Born	(1892-11-21)November 21, 1892 Arthur, Illinois
Died	July 5, 1985(1985-07-05) (aged 92) Evanston, Illinois
Nationality	American
Education	B.S. from Northwestern University M.S. from University of Wisconsin Ph.D in botany from University of Wisconsin
Occupation	Botanist
Years active	1930–1958
Employer(s)	Northwestern University, Field Museum of Natural History
Known for	Collection of new species, discovering Tillandsia carlsoniae
Title	Professor of Botany
Movement	Conservation
Board member of	Illinois Youth Commission
Partner	Kate Staley
Awards	Eloise Payne Luquer Medal Sarah Gildersleeve Fife Memorial Award Margery C. Carlson Nature Preserve Margery Carlson & Kate Staley Memorial Fellowship

Margery Claire Carlson (November 21, 1892 – July 5, 1985)^[1] was an American botanist and a professor at Northwestern University. After earning a Ph.D. in botany and becoming the first full-time female professor at Northwestern, she went on a number of international scientific expeditions to Central America in order to collect plant specimens and find new species. Her relationship as a research assistant at the Field Museum of Natural History meant that a majority of her plant collection was donated to the museum and a special botany collection was created for her there. Carlson had a long history of involvement in the conservation movement and was honored with multiple awards, along with a nature preserve being named after her.