Hottes, Alfred Carl, 1891-1955

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Horticulturalist. Born in Ithaca, N.Y., March 16, 1891. Instructor at Cornell University (floriculture, 1914-1916) and Ohio State University (floriculture and ornamental horticulture, 1916-1929). Garden editor of Better Homes and Gardens magazine, 1929-1942. Moved to La Jolla, Calif., where he continued to edit garden pages for several national magazines, write and revise books, give lectures on horticultural topics, collect succulents, and sketch and paint ornamental trees and shrubs. Died in La Jolla on February 28, 1955.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1915-1963. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 41082796

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Horticulturalist. Born in Ithaca, N.Y., March 16, 1891. Instructor at Cornell University (floriculture, 1914-1916) and Ohio State University (floriculture and ornamental horticulture, 1916-1929). Garden editor of Better Homes and Gardens magazine, 1929-1942. Moved to La Jolla, Calif., where he continued to edit garden pages for several national magazines, write and revise books, give lectures on horticultural topics, collect succulents, and sketch and paint ornamental trees and shrubs. Died in La Jolla on February 28, 1955.

From the guide to the Alfred Carl Hottes Papers, ca. 1915-1955, (Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. History and Special Collections Division)

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creatorOf Hottes, Alfred Carl, 1891-1955. Papers, ca. 1915-1963. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Alfred Carl Hottes Papers, ca. 1915-1955 Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. History and Special Collections Division
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Botanical illustration
Botany
Floriculture
Gardening
Horticulturalists
Horticulturalists
Horticulture
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Birth 1891

Death 1955

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