births
February 27, 1949
Mary Gibby, British botanist and professor (died 2024)
Mary Gibby
Professor Mary Gibby was a British botanist, pteridologist and cytologist. She was an expert on ferns, becoming president of the British Pteridological Society and long-time editor of its journal, the Fern Gazette. Gibby particularly studied the cytology of the genera Dryopteris and Pelargonium.
February 27
February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 307 days remain until the end of the year.