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Name	Helena Scott
Alternative Names	Helena Forde
Born	11 April, 1832 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 November, 1910 (aged 78) Harris Park, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation *	botanical artist (1852-1900) New South Wales, Australia natural history artist (1852-1910) New South Wales, Australia natural history collector (1852-1870) New South Wales, Australia lithographer (1860-1900) New South Wales, Australia
Legacies *	Epinephile helena aka Tisiphone helena aka Helena brown (butterfly) (eponym) Forde Place (Chisolm, ACT) (eponym) Hypopterigium scottiae (moss) (eponym) Parotia Helenae (Bird of Paadise: Eastern Parotia) (eponym) Poa Fordeana (grass) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Entomological Society of New South Wales (honorary member)

* Dates are approximate

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