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"Elizabeth Maude Herriott (1882 – 13 March 1936) was a New Zealand scientist and academic. She was the first woman appointed to the permanent teaching staff at Canterbury College, now the University of Canterbury. Education Herriott was born in Canterbury in 1882. Her parents were David and Elizabeth Susannah Herriott. Herriott attended Christchurch East School and Christchurch Girls' High School, where she was head prefect in 1899. She won a scholarship to attend Canterbury College, and studied botany and chemistry there from 1900 to 1905. She graduated with a B.A. in 1904 and a M.A. in 1905. . Her Master's research was on the leaf anatomy of Subantarctic Islands species, and involved the study of plants brought back from an expedition in 1903 by Leonard Cockayne. Career On graduation Herriott took up teaching positions, initially at Rangi Ruru Girls' School and later at Kaikoura District High School. In 1916 she was appointed to an assistant lecturer position in the Department of Biology at Canterbury College. She was promoted to the position of lecturer in 1928, and held this position until her retirement in 1934. Herriott was particularly interested in the unusual anatomical adaptations that plants made to better survive in harsh environments. Her published work included papers on fresh water crustacean, biographies of early botanists Joseph and John Armstrong, and the morphology of the seaweed Durvillaea (which was presented to the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury in 1921. Her most significant piece of work is considered to be her study of the development of the flora in the area of west Christchurch occupied by Hagley Park (which she also presented at the First New Zealand Science Congress in 1919). In this study she compared records of the plant life in the area in 1864 with later observations. She particularly noted the impact of land development such as the draining of a swamp in 1897 to create Lake Victoria, the introduction of non-native plants through ceremonial plantings by visiting dignitaries and the erection and destruction of buildings for the International Exhibition of 1906. Cass Field Station, 1920 From 1921 to 1927 Professor Charles Chilton, the chair of the biology department, held the position of Rector of Canterbury College, and Herriott served as his clerical assistant. Herriott was a member of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury for many years; in 1919 she was elected to its council, and in the 1920s she served as its Honorary Librarian. Herriott was a member of the Worcester Street Brethren assembly and held Evangelical Union prayer meetings in her college office. Death On 13 March 1936, Herriott died at her home at St Andrews Square in the Christchurch suburb of Strowan. Publications *On the Leaf-structure of some Plants from the Southern Islands of New Zealand. *Notes on the Occurrence and Habits of the Fresh-water Crustacean Lepidurus viridis Baird. *A History of Hagley Park, Christchurch, with Special Reference to its Botany. *Some Morphological Notes on the New Zealand Giant Kelp, Durvillea antarctica(Chamisso). References Category:University of Canterbury faculty Category:University of New Zealand alumni Category:University of New Zealand faculty Category:New Zealand academics Category:1882 births Category:1936 deaths Category:New Zealand scientists Category:People educated at Christchurch Girls' High School Category:People from Christchurch Category:People from Rangiora Category:20th- century New Zealand people Category:New Zealand botanists Category:20th- century women scientists Category:Women botanists Category:New Zealand women scientists Category:New Zealand women botanists "
"Mabia Akhter Simanta (born 7 October 1999) is a Bangladeshi weightlifter. She was born in Madaripur. She won gold medal in the women's 63 kg weight class at the 2016 South Asian Games at Guwahati. She also won a gold in youth section and two silver medals in senior & juniors section in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Pune, India in October 2015 in the women's 63 kg category. She lifted a total weight of 176 kg in winning the gold medal. Early life Akhter's father Harunur Rashid was a small grocery owner. Career She came into weightlifting by her maternal uncle, Shahadat Kazi in 2010. She won a bronze in the 2012 South Asian Weightlifting Championship, silver in the 2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Malaysia. In 2016, she took part in the Asian Weightlifting Championships for the first time and stood 13th in the women's 63 kg weight class. Mabia stood 6th in the same category during her 18th Asian Games journey. Besides her sporting career, Mabia serves in Bangladesh Ansar. Personal life Mabia Akhter came from a poor family. At one time her study was stopped due to poverty. Now she got admitted to Bangladesh Open University to continue her study. Awards * Anannya Top Ten Awards (2015) See also * Mahfuza Khatun, Bangladeshi swimmer External links * Interview in Prothom Alo published in 16 February 2016. References Category:Living people Category:Bangladeshi female weightlifters Category:1999 births Category:People from Madaripur District Category:Weightlifters at the 2018 Asian Games Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh Category:Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh Category:South Asian Games medalists in weightlifting "
"Silviu Vasiliu (born 23 June 1986) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays in the prop position for amateur SuperLiga club Steaua București and București based European Challenge Cup side the Wolves. He also plays for Romania's national team the Oaks. References External links *Silviu Vasiliu at It'srugby Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Romanian rugby union players Category:Romania international rugby union players Category:Rugby union props "