Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: florida - title: professor - known for: algology and travel - caption: as part of a survey team - death date: may 15 , 1957 - education: university of minnesota - birth date: march 24 , 1869 - name: josephine elizabeth tilden - nationality: usa - image: josephine tilden 1893 or 1900.jpg - birth place: davenport , iowa - occupation: researcher Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of josephine tilden .
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josephine elizabeth tilden -lrb- march 24 , 1869 -- may 15 , 1957 -rrb- was an american expert on algae .she was the first woman scientist employed by the university of minnesota .tilden established a research station in british columbia which lasted only until 1906 .tilden traveled widely and particularly around the pacific ocean to collect unusual samples of flora .tilden also created an important collection of algae which she took from the university and kept in her house for further study after she retired .