Mary Lee Ware

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human patron of science philanthropist

Mary Lee Ware was an American philanthropist and patron of science best known for financing Harvard University’s famous Blaschka Glass Models of Plants (the “Glass Flowers”).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human →
patron of science →
philanthropist →
affiliation Harvard University →
Harvard University Botanical Museum →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
educatedAt Harvard University →
employer Harvard University Botanical Museum →
fieldOfWork philanthropy →
scientific patronage →
genre philanthropy →
hasFather Charles Eliot Ware →
hasMother Elizabeth Cabot Lee →
hasRelative Charles Eliot Ware →
Elizabeth Cabot Lee →
knownFor advocacy for botanical education through glass models →
ensuring completion of the Glass Flowers collection after her mother’s death →
languageSpoken English →
notableFor financing the Blaschka Glass Models of Plants →
supporting the Harvard University Glass Flowers collection →
notableWork arranging contracts between Harvard and the Blaschkas →
long‑term financial support of the Glass Flowers project →
patronOf Blaschka Glass Models of Plants →
Harvard University Botanical Museum →
Leopold Blaschka →
Rudolf Blaschka →
placeOfActivity Boston, Massachusetts →
Cambridge, Massachusetts →
residence Boston →
New Hampshire →
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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Blaschka Glass Models of Plants →
fundedBy
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