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Pauline Kies

Pauline Kies is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pauline Kies rather than just read about it. In short: Pauline Kies (5 January 1918 Stellenbosch - 28 January 1999 Mossel Bay) was a South African botanical illustrator and botanist best known for her works "Flowering Plants of the Southern Cape" (Still Bay Trust, 1986), and “More Flowering Plants of the Southern Cape” (1995) under the name 'Pauline Bohnen'. She was the daughter of prof.

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Reference excerpt

Pauline Kies (5 January 1918 Stellenbosch - 28 January 1999 Mossel Bay) was a South African botanical illustrator and botanist best known for her works "Flowering Plants of the Southern Cape" (Still Bay Trust, 1986), and “More Flowering Plants of the Southern Cape” (1995) under the name 'Pauline Bohnen'. She was the daughter of prof. Charles Frederick Kies (20 October 1885 Harrismith) and Hermine Krige (24 March 1887 Stellenbosch). The standard author abbreviation Kies is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Her collected specimens number some 1000, and were mainly from the south-western Cape, Fauresmith and Pretoria regions. She was educated at the Huguenot College in Wellington in the period 1935–39, graduating with an M.Sc. She then worked for a year (1940) at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, followed by the National Herbarium in Pretoria during 1941–43, after which she took up nursing in 1943–45. She rejoined the staff of the National Herbarium in 1946–50, during which period (1948–50) she served as Liaison Officer at Kew. On 17 December 1949, in London, she married fellow South African Hendrik Thomas Bohnen (21 April 1917 - 9 November 2018), resigning her position at Kew six months later and returning to Pretoria after the birth of her daughter in 1952. She moved to Stilbaai in 1977, and later to Riversdale. The Pauline Bohnen Nature Reserve at Stilbaai, an important limestone fynbos area, was proclaimed in 1982. Her father, Charles Frederick Kies, was a noted church figure who, after serving as a missionary in former Northern Rhodesia, filled the chair of Professor of Theology at the Huguenot College in Wellington. He was also a member of the commission (1920–32) tasked with translating the Bible into Afrikaans, and wrote various papers on theology and books for children.

Family Pauline's children

Hermien Bohnen (17 March 1952 London) x Theo Heinrich Johannes Hendrik Thomas Ewert Bohnen (23 December 1956 Pretoria) x René Badenhorst (24 August 1958 Estcourt) Pauline's siblings

Louisa Philippa Kies (1912–1961) x Johannes Cornelius Michael Els Johanna Hermiena Kies (1914) x Ockert Fourie Christina Frederika Kies (1921) x Ellen Olivier (1920–2003) Carolina Wilhelma Kies (1923) x Nicolaas Stofberg Carl Wilhelm Kies (1927–2009) x Susan Hugo Susanna Elisabeth Kies (1928) x Helgaard van Rensburg Anna Maria Kies (1928) x Samuel Buckle Jacob Daniel Kies (1930) x Anna Coen.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pauline Kies

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pauline Kies claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pauline Kies before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pauline Kies ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pauline Kies

In research: Pauline Kies appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pauline Kies in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pauline Kies is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1918 births, 1999 deaths, 20th-century South African botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pauline Kies outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Pauline Kies in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Pauline Kies matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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