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Elizabeth Scholtz was born on 29 April, 1922 in Pretoria, South Africa, is a Director. Discover Elizabeth Scholtz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 98 years old?
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97 years old |
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Taurus |
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29 April, 1922 |
| Birthday |
29 April |
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Pretoria, South Africa |
| Date of death |
April 22, 2020 |
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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South Africa |
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Elizabeth Scholtz Height, Weight & Measurements
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Elizabeth Scholtz Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Elizabeth Scholtz worth at the age of 97 years old? Elizabeth Scholtz’s income source is mostly from being a successful Director. She is from South Africa. We have estimated
Elizabeth Scholtz's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
The Elizabeth Scholtz Woodland Garden within the Brooklyn Botanic Garden was opened in 2020.
In 1981 Swarthmore College gave her the Arthur Hoyt Scott Garden and Horticulture Medal. She was awarded the Liberty Hyde Bailey Medal from the American Horticultural Society in 1984, the gold Veitch Memorial Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1990, and made an Honorary Life Member by the American Public Gardens Association in 2008. She was awarded honorary degrees by Pace University and Long Island University. She was a member of the board or committee of several other botanic gardens.
She stepped down as director in 1980 and officially retired in 1987, but remaining active as emeritus director until 2019. In 1994 she was a founder board member of the American Society of Botanical Artists.
In November 1960 she was appointed to head the Adult Education department at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and attracted more students during her tenure. She became the garden's director in 1972. At that time the gardens consisted of four properties: 52-acre botanic garden in Brooklyn, 223-acre Kitchawan Research Station, 400-acre Teatown Lake Reservation, in Ossining, New York,12-acre Clark Botanic Garden, in Albertson, New York.
She was the first woman director of a major urban botanical garden in the USA, after starting her career with medical research in South Africa. Following her degree, she studied medical technology and was employed at a laboratory in Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa and became involved in medical research for two decades. She continued her interest in plants in spare time. She met and ate with Louis Leipoldt. In 1957 she took a fellowship in hematology at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts in the USA. While there she met George Avery, director of Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and he later offered her a post.
Elizabeth Betty Scholtz (1922 - 2020) was a plantswoman and director of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, USA, from 1972 - 1980.
Scholtz was born April 29, 1921. Her father was a medical doctor but died in 1932 and her mother later remarried. Scholtz studied at the University of Witwatersrand and graduated with BS degree in botany and zoology, specialising in bushveldt trees. She wanted to go on to postgraduate study but her family could not afford this.
