Faxon, Charles Edward, 1846-1918
Faxon was born Jan. 21, 1846 in Roxbury, Mass. He was educated at the local public schools and graduated as a civil engineer in 1867 from the Lawrence Scientific School in Cambridge, Mass. An instructor in botany at the Bussey Institution from 1879-1884, he joined the Arnold Arboretum staff in 1882 as the assistant director. Faxon served the Arboretum for 36 years in many capacities, which included librarian, herbarium curator, and botanical illustrator for The silva of North America, Manual of the trees of North America, Garden and forest, Trees and shrubs, and the Forest flora of Japan.
From the description of Papers of Charles Edward Faxon, 1882-1918. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 43580121
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