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Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits | |
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| Born | 21 October 1867 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Died | 27 January 1941 (aged 73) Leiden, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Illustration, Painting |
Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits (1867-1941) was a Dutch botanical illustrator. [1]
Pavord Smits was born on 21 October 1867 in Leiden, Netherlands. [2] She attended the Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag (Royal Academy of Art, The Hague. She studied with Jan Philip Koelman, Willem van der Nat , Timotheus Wilhelmus Ouwerkerk , and Mathilde Frederika Wilhelmina Tonnet. [3] She worked as an illustrator for the journal "Flora Batava" and the Rijksherbarium te Leiden (National Herbarium of the Netherlands).
Pavord Smits died on 27 January 1941, in Leiden. [2]
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