Bio/Wiki
| Real Name | Ynes Mexia |
| Profession | Mexican-American botanist, Botanist |
Physical Stats & More
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Dark Brown |
| Ethnicity | American |
| Body Measurements | Chest: 36 Inches Waist: 28 Inches Biceps: 34 Inches |
Personal Life
| Date of Birth | 24 May 1870 |
| Die | 12 July 1938 (Berkeley, United States of America) |
| Birthplace | Washington, D.C. |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizen | Mexico, United States |
| School | Private schools in Philadelphia and Ontario, Canada |
| College | University of California, Berkeley |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Educational Qualification | Botany |
| Food Habit | Non Vegetarian |
| Father | Enrique Mexia |
| Mother | Sarah Wilmer |
| Spouse | Herman de Laue (1897 to 1904) D. Augustin Reygados (1904 to 1908) |
| Siblings | 6 |
| Hobbies | Tennis and watching soccer |
| Awards | Life member of the California Academy of Sciences |
Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía (May 24, 1870 – July 12, 1938) was a Mexican-American botanist. She was popularly known for her collections of novel plant specimens from areas of Mexico and South America. She was one of the most accomplished plant collector of her time.
Life and education
She was born in Washington, D.C. on May 24, 1870 to her Mexican diplomat father, Enrique Mexia, and Sarah Wilmer. When her father went back to Maxico City after there married broke up in 1873. Then her Mother took care of all the children including Ynes and her six siblings. They moved to Limestone County on an Eleven-league grant the present day- Mexia, Texas.
She spent most of her childhood in Texas and she received her secondary education in private schools in Philadelphia and then Ontario, Canada. After her early education she moved back to Mexico City where she lived around 10 year’s and take care of her Father, who died in 1896.
She Married with Herman de Laue he was a Spanish-German merchant in 1897 but Herman died in 1904. Her second marriage to D. Augustin Reygados was also short lived. In 1908 she divorced with her due to mismanagement of his poultry business.
She remembered by her colleagues for her her expertise on life in the field and her resilience in the tough conditions, as well as her impulsiveness and fractious but generous personality. They lauded her meticulous, careful work and her skills as a collector.
In her life time she collected around 150,000 specimens with Estimates of new species range from two to 500. Her collection can be viewed at the California Academy of Sciences. Duplicated can be found at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia; Catholic University, Washington, D.C.; the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago; Gray Herbarium, Harvard University; the University of California, Berkeley; and important museums and botanical gardens in London, Copenhagen, Geneva, Paris, Stockholm, and Zurich. Her personal papers are at the California Academy of Sciences and at the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley.
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