Violet Dickson

Violet Dickson

Dame Violet Penelope Dickson, DBE (3 September 1896 – 4 January 1991) was the wife of British colonial administrator H. R. P. Dickson. She lived in Kuwait for 61 years, half of them as a widow, and published several books on the country. She was a keen amateur botanist and had a plant named in her honour.

Read more about Violet Dickson:  Life, The Dickson House Cultural Centre, Kuwait City, The Dame Violet Dickson Scholarship, Archive, Books and Articles By Violet Dickson, Other Sources

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