Caroline Catharine Wilkinson facts for kids

Lady Caroline Catharine (or Catherine) Wilkinson (née Lucas; 1822–1881) was a Welsh botanist and author of Weeds And Wild Flowers: Their Uses, Legends, And Literature (1858). She was born on 10 May 1822 in Llandebie, Carmarthenshire, Wales and died on 2 October 1881 in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire.

She was married to Egyptologist John Gardner Wilkinson. Her husband was knighted in 1839 and as the wife of a knight, she was entitled to the customary title of Lady. She illustrated her husband's book, Desert Plants of Egypt.