Palmer, Samuel Copeland

Dates:
Active 1895
Active 1957

Biographical notes:

Samuel Copeland Palmer (1874-1964), a Quaker from West Chester, Pennsylvania, was Professor of Botany at Swarthmore College, Pa., from 1909 to 1942. In 1929, he served as botanist in the Bowdoin-Baffinland expedition under the command of Donald B. MacMillan, and after his retirement from teaching, he worked on a project to illustrate all plant species in Delaware County, Pa.

From the description of Papers, 1895-1957. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 48858900

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Subjects:

  • Botanical illustration
  • Botany
  • College sports
  • Plants
  • Quakers

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Places:

  • Delaware County, Pa (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania--Delaware County (as recorded)
  • Baffin Island (Nunavut) (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)