Svenson, Henry K.

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Henry Knute Svenson (1897-1986) (Harvard, Ph.D. 1929) was curator of Brooklyn Botanical Garden, N.Y., 1930-1946, and chief botanist for the Vincent Astor Expedition to the Galapagos Islands in 1930; curator in forestry and botany at American Museum of Natural History in N.Y., 1946- . Svenson also co-authored a guide to flora of Cape Cod (1979).

From the description of Papers of Henry Knute Svenson, 1930-1983 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269373189

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referencedIn Marquand, Eleanor Cross, 1873-1950. Eleanor Cross Marquand papers 1905-1934. New York Botanical Garden, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library
creatorOf Svenson, Henry K. Papers of Henry Knute Svenson, 1930-1983 (bulk). Harvard University, Gray Herbarium
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associatedWith Brooklyn Botanic Garden. corporateBody
associatedWith Marquand, Eleanor Cross, 1873-1950. person
associatedWith New England Botanical Club. corporateBody
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Massachusetts
Galapagos Islands
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Cyperaceae
Plants
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