Francis Whittier Pennell biographies of botanists circa 1924-1952

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

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The oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was founded in 1812 "for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning." Since the founding of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, there have been twenty-eight presidents and five acting presidents (please see additional note for a complete list of Academy presidents). From 1937 to 1995, there were four pre...

Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768

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John Bartram was the first native American botanist and made many journeys through the southern frontier, collecting seeds and bulbs for transplanting. From the guide to the John Bartram correspondence, 1735-1775, 1735-1775, (American Philosophical Society) Peter Collinson was a London merchant and naturalist. From the description of Letters, [ca. 1740]-1770. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122489517 From the description of ...

Barnhart, John Hendley, 1871-1949

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John Hendley Barnhart received his M.D. in 1896, was a noted botanical bibliographer, and lived in Southampton, New York. From the description of Barnhart family genealogical research notes, by John Hendley Barnhart, ca. 1920-1940s. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 489124764 ...

Baily, Joshua L. (Joshua Longstreth), 1826-1916

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Joshua Longstreth Baily, Quaker merchant and philanthropist, was the son of Joshua and Elizabeth Lloyd Baily. He m. 1856 Theodate Lang. Baily was especially active in the fields of temperance, African American education, peace and prison reform. From the description of Papers, 1818-1956. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 29216272 ...

Merrill, Elmer D. (Elmer Drew), 1876-1956

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Elmer Drew Merrill was born in East Auburn, Maine in 1876 and died in 1956. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Maine in 1898 and his master's in 1904. In 1902 he went to the Philippines where he remained for 21 years as professor of botany at the University of the Philippines and director of the Bureau of Science at Manila. He was a director of the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard and administrator of the botanical collections there. Before coming to Harvard in 1935 he served as...

Pennell, Francis W. (Francis Whittier), 1886-1952

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Born August 4, 1886 into a Quaker family, Francis Pennell Whittier grew up on a farm outside Philadelphia. Because he was thought to be delicate, he was not expected to work on the farm, and his education took place at the Westtown School. He continued his education at the University of Pennsylvania, earning his B.S. in 1911 and his Ph.D. in 1913. During his doctoral work, Pennell was encouraged by the head of the botany department, John Macfarlane, to pursue the study of Scrophular...

Tardieu-Blot, Mme (Laure)

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