Dr Millicent Frean, 1927 – 2010
We are sad to inform you that Millicent Frean died peacefully in Johannesburg on Saturday 10th April 2010, after a sudden deterioration in her illness. She was 83.
Millicent matriculated from Parktown High School at 15 and graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a B.SC at 18.
She also gained a teaching diploma; a dental diploma from Guy’s University, London; trained as an Electron Microscopist and ran the E.M. Unit at the Medical School in Johannesburg; earned her PhD and lectured in the Department of Botany at the University of Johannesburg for seven years.
In her youth, she was the South African Breast-stroke champion for 2 years and swam daily all her life.
In 1993 she took up botanical art, with lessons with her long standing friend Barbara Pike. She was a member of BAASA from its inception and participated in many of their exhibitions. She will be sorely missed for her wonderful sense of humour.
She is survived by her husband, 2 sons and a daughter.
The Botanical Artists Association of Southern Africa (BAASA) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting public awareness of botanical art in southern Africa. BAASA is open to all botanical artists, whether scientific illustrators or realistic flower painters, as well as collectors and those interested in furthering the tradition of botanical art.
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