Tharp, Benjamin Carroll, 1885-1964
Benjamin Carroll Tharp (1885-1964) was a botanist, born in Pankey, Grimes County, Texas.
He earned his B.A (1914) and M.A. (1915) from the University of Texas. He served as plant pathologist at the Texas Department of Agriculture, 1915 to 1917, and associate professor of biology at Sam Houston Normal Institute, 1917 to 1919, before joining the University of Texas faculty as a botany instructor. His work on the ecological survey of 1921 greatly contributed to the settlement of the Texas-Oklahoma boundary dispute. Tharp retired in 1956.
From the description of Tharp, Benjamin Carroll Papers, 1920-1921 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 658926217
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| creatorOf | Tharp, Benjamin Carroll, 1885-1964. Tharp, Benjamin Carroll Papers, 1920-1921 | University of Texas Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Tharp, Benjamin Carroll Papers 63-6; 63-72., 1920-1921 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History |
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| associatedWith | Bowman, Isaiah, 1878-1950. | person |
| associatedWith | Hill, Raymond Thompson, b. 1883 | person |
| associatedWith | Sellards, E. H. (Elias Howard), 1875-1961. | person |
| associatedWith | Tharp, Benjamin Carroll | person |
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Birth 1885
Death 1964
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