Denslow, William Wallace, 1826-1868

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A druggist who became interested in botany as a means of outdoor exercise to combat tuberculosis and collected a herbarium of 11,000-15,000 U.S. and European species.

From the description of William Wallace Denslow botanical manuscripts collection, 1864-1868. (University of Massachusetts Amherst). WorldCat record id: 52924077

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creatorOf William Wallace Denslow Botanical Manuscripts Collection MS 64., 1864-1868 Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries
creatorOf Denslow, William Wallace, 1826-1868. William Wallace Denslow botanical manuscripts collection, 1864-1868. University of Massachusetts Amherst, W.E.B. Du Bois Library
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correspondedWith Brewer, William Henry, 1828-1910 person
correspondedWith Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt), b. 1825- person
correspondedWith Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 person
correspondedWith Hall, Isaac H. (Isaac Hollister), 1837-1896 person
correspondedWith James, Thomas Potts, 1803-1882 person
correspondedWith Mann, Horace, 1844-1868 person
correspondedWith Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 person
correspondedWith Peck, Charles H. (Charles Horton), 1833-1917 person
correspondedWith Post, George E. (George Edward), 1838-1909 person
correspondedWith Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915 person
correspondedWith Thurber, George, 1821-1890 person
correspondedWith Torrey, John, 1796-1873 person
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Botanists
Botany
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Birth 1826

Death 1868

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