Underwood, Lucien Marcus, 1853-1907

Lucien Marcus Underwood (1853-1907) was a botanist specializing in pteridophyta. He succeeded Nathaniel Lord Britton as Professor of Botany of Columbia University and participated in New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) field expeditions to Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Rocky Mountains. He was elected to the NYBG Board of Scientific Directors and was named Chairman in 1901. He was born in New Woodstock, N.Y. attended Cazenovia Seminary, Syracuse University and Harvard University. Underwood was the American delegate to the 1892 International Botanical Congress. He contributed a section on pteridophyta to Britton and Brown's Illustrated flora. He was editor of the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club and assisted in the founding of the Botanical Society of America. He died in Connecticut in 1907.

From the description of Lucien Marcus Underwood papers 1882-1907. (New York Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 42395328

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