Duke University Libraries, Rare Book, Ms., & Spec. Coll. Lib. Charles Wilkes Papers.

Gray, Asa, 1810-1888

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Often called the “Father of American Botany,” Asa Gray was instrumental in establishing systematic botany as a field of study at Harvard University and, to some extent, in the United States. His relationships with European and North American botanists and collectors enabled him to serve as a central clearing house for the identification of plants from newly explored areas of North America. He also served as a link between American and European botanical sciences. Gray regularly reviewed new Euro...

Wilkes, Charles,

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Pearce, James Alfred (Sen.)

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Cameron, Mr.

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Sniffen

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Coffin, James Henry.

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Hitchcock, Edward

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Epithet: Professor of Geology, etc., at Amherst College British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000626.0x000082 ...