Engelmann, George, 1809-1884

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George Engelmann was a botanist and physician in St. Louis, Missouri and was chief scientific advisor to Henry Shaw on the development of the Missouri Botanical Garden. He bought the Bernhardi herbarium and the first books for the library on a trip to Europe for Henry Shaw in 1857-1858. His herbarium was given to the Garden by his son after his death.

From the description of George Engelmann papers, 1831-1914. (Missouri Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 61772595

Botanist and professor at Washington University.

From the description of Letter, 1843, Nov. 30 : St. Louis, to S.B. Buckley, Esq., New York state. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35061246

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referencedIn Samuel George Morton Papers, 1819-1850 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883. Papers, 1812-1897 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Engelmann, George, 1809-1884. Anatomical Drawings of the Ear, 1826. Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
referencedIn Lindheimer, Ferdinand, 1802-1879. Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer papers, 1854-1909. Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H Raven Library
referencedIn Torrey, John, 1796-1873. Correspondence : Torrey and Engelmann, 1844-1873. Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H Raven Library
creatorOf [Georg Engelmann, biographical materials] University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf Engelmann, George, 1809-1884. George Engelmann papers, 1831-1914. Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H Raven Library
referencedIn Robbins, James Watson, 1801-1879. Papers of James Watson Robbins, 1828-1880 (inclusive), 1863-1868 (bulk). Harvard University, Gray Herbarium
referencedIn Harvard, Gray Herbarium. Historic Letters.
referencedIn Parry, C. C. (Charles Christopher), 1823-1890. Papers, 1841-1943. Iowa State University, Parks Library
referencedIn Secretary Of The Interior. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn University Of North Carolina, Univ. Libraries, Ms. Dept.. Southern Historical Coll.: Charles Wilkins Short.
referencedIn William Hemsley Emory papers, 1823-1886 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Torrey, John, 1796-1873. John Torrey papers 1768-1871. New York Botanical Garden, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIf, 1866-1886 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907. William Jones Rhees Papers, 1744-1907 The Huntington Library
creatorOf Parry, Charles Christopher, 1823-1890. Correspondence : Parry and Engelmann, 1851-1884. Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H Raven Library
referencedIn Autograph File, E, 1564-1961. Houghton Library
creatorOf Engelmann, George, 1809-1884. Letter, 1843, Nov. 30 : St. Louis, to S.B. Buckley, Esq., New York state. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
referencedIn Smithsonian Archives. Ru 60: Meteorological Project, 1849 1875.
creatorOf United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. [Correspondence and drawings relating to the U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey] [microform]. University of Texas at El Paso
referencedIn Harvard, Gray Herbarium. [Contact repository for more information].
referencedIn Weather Bureau National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Roetter, Paulus, 1806-1894. Botanical sketches by Paulus Roetter, 1848-1880. Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H Raven Library
referencedIn Letters to Thomas Morong, 1874-1888 Botany Libraries
creatorOf Engelmann, George, 1809-1884. Anatomical Drawings of the Ear, 1826. Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
referencedIn Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927. Records of the Director Charles Sprague Sargent, 1893-1927 (inclusive). Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain
referencedIn Smithsonian Archives. Ru 52: Assistant Secretary, Incoming Correspondenc.
creatorOf Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. Joseph N. Nicollet papers, 1822-1843. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Missouri Botanical Garden Library. George Engelmann Papers.
referencedIn Emory, William H. (William Hemsley), 1811-1887. William Hemsley Emory papers, 1823-1886. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Asa Gray papers, 1838-1887, 1838-1887 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Torrey, John, 1796-1873. John Torrey papers, 1768-1871. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Shaw, Henry, 1800-1889. Henry Shaw papers, 1818-1949. Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H Raven Library
referencedIn Administrative correspondence of the Gray Herbarium and Harvard University Herbaria, 1890-2019, bulk 1890-1955 Harvard University, Gray Herbarium
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Smithsonian Archives. Ru 305: U.S. National Museum Accession Records.
referencedIn Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890. Correspondence : Frémont and Engelmann, 1844-1856. Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H Raven Library
creatorOf Ward, Lester Frank, 1841-1913. Correspondence, 1865-1913, "Driscoll" to "Gates". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
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Birth 1809-02-02

Death 1884-02-04

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