Bolander, Henry Nicholas, 1831-1897.
Biographical notes:
Henry Bolander completed field work in California in the 1860s.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_154_pid_EACP151
Bolander was educated at a Lutheran seminary in Columbus, Ohio, but never entered the ministry. He participated in the California State Geological Survey about 1864, and became a specialist on grasses. In 1870, he published A catalogue of plants growing in the vicinity of San Francisco. In later years he was California State Superintendent of Schools, 1871-1875 and taught languages in Portland, Oregon, 1883-1897.
From the description of Field notes of Henry Nicholas Bolander, 1865?-1867 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 40290545
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Subjects:
- Botany
- Grasses
Occupations:
- Botanists
- Plant collectors
Places:
- California (as recorded)
