Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (gardener)

Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort also known by her other married name of Mary Seymour, Lady Beauchamp and her maiden name Mary Capell, was an English noblewoman, gardener and botanist. Among her introductions to British gardening are Pelargonium zonale, Ageratum species and Passiflora caerulea.

16 December 1630

Born on the same birth day (16 December): Anamul Haque • Anna Popplewell • Daniel Narcisse • David Johnson (running back) • Grace Alele-Williams • Jane Austen • John Kirwan (rugby) • Jon Tenney • Paul Maynard • Philip K. Dick • Rebecca Marino • V. S. Pritchett • William Perry (American football) • Zoltán Kodály