Burbank , Luther, 1849-1926
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Burbank , Luther, 1849-1926
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1849-1926
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バーバンク, ルーサー, 1849-1926
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ルーサー
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1849-1926
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Бербанк, Лютер, 1849-1926
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Burbank, Samuel Walton, 1849-1926
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Burbank
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Samuel Walton
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1849-1926
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Biographical History
Botanist, horticulturist, and naturalist.
Luther Burbank began his work in horticulture in his birthplace, Lancaster, Massachusetts, where he raised seeds and vegetables for market. He moved to Santa Rosa, California in 1875 in order to pursue his work in a warmer climate. Burbank became world famous for his timesaving methods of plant breeding and grafting, especially orchard stock. In 1928, Burbank's garden office was moved to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, a gift of his widow Elizabeth Waters Burbank.
"Laura Harlan was Mrs. Warren Harding's secretary."
Burbank was an American plant breeder.
Burbank was a horticulturist.
Biographical Note
Biographical note
Luther Burbank was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, on March 7, 1849. He arrived in San Francisco in 1875, and settled in Santa Rosa Valley. In 1878 he purchased 4 acres of land in Santa Rosa, and later purchased 16 acres of land near what is now Sebastopol, where he established Burbank’s Experiment Farms. He became highly successful in growing and modifying thousands of types of plants. He died on April 11, 1926. Source: History of Sonoma County, California: Its People and Its Resources. (Santa Rosa, CA: Democrat, 1937.), 412-19.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/31505698
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q333419
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50045590
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n50045590
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Botany
Botony
Fruit culture
Horticulture
Horticulturists
Naturalists
Nurseries (Horticulture)
Nurseries (Horticulture)
Plant breeders
Plant breeders
Plant-breeding
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Seeds
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Americans
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Santa Rosa
CA, US
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Lancaster
MA, US
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