Farlow Reference Library collection of botanists papers, 1855-1946 (inclusive).

Abbott, Isabella Aiona, 1919-2010

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Isabella Aiona Abbott was born June 20, 1919, in Hana, Maui, Territory of Hawaii. Her mother was of mostly Hawaiian ancestry and her father was Chinese. She earned a bachelor’s degree in botany from the University of Hawai‘i in 1941, and a master’s degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1942. Both Isabella and her husband, zoologist Donald Putnam Abbott, earned doctorates from the University of California-Berkeley in 1950. In 1960, she was hired as a lecturer in biology at Stanfo...

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...

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Curtis, M. A. (Moses Ashley), 1808-1872

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Moses Ashley Curtis was born in Stockbridge, Mass., and educated at Williams College in Massachusetts. After graduating, he became a tutor for the children of former Governor Edward Bishop Dudley in Wilmington, N.C., returning to Massachusetts in 1833 to study theology. He married Mary de Rosset in 1834, was ordained in 1835, and obtained a post to teach at the Episcopal school at Raleigh, N.C. He became rector of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Hillsborough, N.C., in 1841 and in charge of a ...

Tilden, Josephine E. (Josephine Elizabeth)

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Josephine Tilden was a member of the faculty from 1896 until her retirement as Professor Emeritus of Botany in 1937. She and Prof. Conway MacMillan were largely responsible for founding the Minnesota Seaside Station at Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island, B.C. From the description of Papers, 1927. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63286230 ...

Farlow, W.G. (William Gilson), 1844-1919

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American botanist. Educated at Harvard University (B.A. 1866, M.D. 1870). Assistant Professor of Botany at Harvard, 1874-1879; Professor of Cryptogamic Botany, 1879-ca. 1919. Also taught at Bussey Institution, Jamaica Plain, 1874-1879. From the description of Papers of W. G. Farlow. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77069233 Epithet: American botanist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000818.0...

Schiffner, Victor, 1862-1944

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Linnean society of London

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The Linnean Society of London was founded in 1788. From the description of Correspondence of American scientists, 1738-1865. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122488801 From the guide to the Linnean Society of London correspondence of American scientists, 1738-1865, 1738-1865, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Steere, William Campbell, 1907-1989

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William Campbell Steere (1907-1988) was a botanist whose specialty was Arctic bryophytes. He served as Director of the New York Botanical Garden from 1958-1973. From the description of William Campbell Steere records, 1958-1988. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155483677 From the description of William Campbell Steere records 1958-1988. (New York Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 47152350 Professor of botany at University of Michigan a...

Austin, Coe F. (Coe Finch), 1831-1880

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Butler, Arthur Lunt.

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Patouillard, Narcisse Théophile, 1854-1926

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Bartholomew, Elam, 1852-1934

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Lloyd, C.G. (Curtis Gates), 1859-1926

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Singer, Rolf

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Mycologist. Singer was born in 1906 and was educated at University of Vienna (Ph.D. 1931). Research Associate at Farlow Herbarium of Harvard University, 1941-1944; Associate Curator, 1944-1948; and Acting Director, 1946-1948. Visiting Research Curator to Field Museum of Natural History and Visiting Professor of Biological Sciences at University of Illinois, Chicago Circle, from 1968. From the description of Papers of Rolf Singer, 1927-1954 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: ...

Prince, Alton Ernest, 1913-

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Cooke, M.C. (Mordecai Cubitt), 1825-1914

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1839-1844 apprentice to a wholesale draper, Norwich; 1844-1851 worked as a clerk, London; 1851-1859 master, Holy Trinity national school, Lambeth; 1862-1880 curator at the India Museum; 1865 co-founder of Science Gossip; 1880-1892 seconded to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, as cryptogamic botanist; published extensively, primarily on fungi. Epithet: botanist and mycologist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_...

Fleischer, Max, 1861-1930

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Hirschhorn, Elisa

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Patrick, Ruth

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Taylor, Thomas, 1820-1910

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Whetzel, Herbert Hice, 1877-1944

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Plant pathologist; Professor of Plant Pathology, Cornell University. From the description of Herbert H. Whetzel papers, 1902-1944. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64075296 ...

Douin, Charles-Isidore 1858-1944

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Brinkman, Alfred Henry, 1873-1945.

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Verdoorn, Frans, 1906-1984

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Brues, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1879-1955

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Schuh, Richard Edwin, 1860-

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Atkinson, George Francis, 1854-1918

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Epithet: American botanist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001035.0x000120 Botanist; Professor, Cornell University. From the description of George F. Atkinson papers, 1880-1918. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64075297 From the guide to the George F. Atkinson papers, 1880-1918., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library) ...

Linder, David Hunt, 1899-1946.

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Instructor of Cryptogamic Botany at Harvard University, 1931; Acting Curator at Farlow Herbarium from 1932 to 1934 and Curator from 1934 to 1946. Editor of Farlowia. From the description of Papers of David Hunt Linder, 1920-1952 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 177498199 ...

Morris, George Edward, 1853-1916

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George Edward Morris was born in England, February 25, 1853, and died at Waltham, Massachusetts on July 5, 1916. Mr. Morris was interested in all phases of natural science. He became especially interested in botany through his art work and the use of plants as a basis for design. He studied botany at the Martha's Vineyard Summer School and at the Teachers' School of Science in Boston. His herbarium took the form of sketches of plants in watercolor. Morris became interested in mushrooms in the la...

Chardón, Carlos E. (Carlos Eugenio), 1897-1965

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Chapman, V. J. (Valentine Jackson), 1910-1980

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Bullard, Charles

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Chamberlain, Edward B. (Edward Blanchard), 1878-1925

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Blomquist, Hugo Leander, 1885-1964.

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Hugo Leander Blomquist was professor and chair of the Botany Department at Duke University from 1921-1957. From the description of Hugo Leander Blomquist papers, 1927-1961. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 163586840 Hugo Leander Blomquist was born in Sorsele, Sweden in 1888 and moved with his parents to Kulm, North Dakota in 1892. He grew up on the family farm and attended public schools in North Dakota before attending the University of Chicago, w...

Hasse, Hermann Edward 1836-1915

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Ellis, Job Bicknell, 1829-1905

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Job Bicknell Ellis (1829-1905) was an American mycologist best known for his work as a collector and classifier of fungal specimens. Ellis was born in Potsdam, New York and graduated from Union College in Schenectady in 1849. Influenced by the American mycologist Henry Ravenel, Ellis dedicated his life to the collection and exchange of dried specimens, or "exsiccati," creating reference collections sold in sets of one hundred. These "centuries" of fungi were published as Fungi Nova-Caesareenses ...

Howe, Reginald Heber 1875-1932

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Forster, Edward Jacob, 1846-1896

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Thaxter, Roland, 1858-1932

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American botanist. Educated at Harvard University (A.B. 1882, Ph.D. 1888). Assistant Professor of Cryptogamic Botany at Harvard, 1891-1901; Professor of Cryptogamic Botany, 1901-1919; Professor Emeritus, to 1932. Honorary Curator of Farlow Herbarium, Harvard. American editor of Annals of Botany. From the description of Papers of Roland Thaxter, 1882-1933 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 177498276 ...

Stephani, Franz, 1842-1927

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Clinton, George P., 1867-1937.

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Collins, Frank S. (Frank Shipley), 1848-1920

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Frank Shipley Collins was a botanist and was an authority on American algae. From the description of Papers, 1872-1919. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122440303 The botanist Frank Shipley Collins (1848-1920) was an authority on American algae. He spent his life in Massachusetts where he worked for the Malden Rubber Shoe Company for over three decades. Despite the fact that Collins’ formal education never extended beyond high school...

Rodgers, Andrew Denny, 1900-1981

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Andrew Denny Rodgers, III (1900-1981) was born in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1922, followed by law school at Ohio State University in 1925. He practiced law from 1926-1933 and later became a historian of botany and botanists. From the description of Andrew Denny Rodgers papers, 1893-1959. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 28153780 From the guide to the Andrew Denny Rodgers papers, 1893-1959, (University ...

Barghoorn, Elso S. (Elso Sterrenberg), 1915-1984

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Elso Sterrenberg Barghoorn (1915-1984) was Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard University where he taught paleobotany, biology, and geology. From the description of Papers of Elso Barghoorn, ca. 1937-1984 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77003965 Hoba West meterorite, Nov. 1971 12 miles west of Grootfontein, South West Africa The paleobotanist Elso Barghoorn exerted an enormous influence on the scientific understandi...

Roberts, Catherine.

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Trained as a microbiologist and geneticist, Catherine Roberts worked as a researcher at the Carlsberg Laboratorium in Copenhagen, Denmark for fifteen years before she turned away from a career as a scientist and dedicated herself to writing about science, ethics, and religion. From the description of Catherine Roberts papers, 1952-1992 [manuscript] (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 600096503 Mother of Morley Roberts; married to William Henry Roberts. The...

Tuckerman, Edward, 1817-1886

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Edward Tuckerman was a botanist who specialized in lichen of North America. Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_622_pid_EACP619 Tuckerman, eldest son of Edward Tuckerman, a Boston merchant, and Sophia (May) Tuckerman, was born in Boston in 1817. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Union College in 1837 and 1844 respectively and his L.L.B. and A.B. from Harvard University in 1839 and 1847 respectively. Tuckerman married Sarah Eliza S...

Francis, George E.

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George E. Francis was a physician who lived in Worcester, MA and was interested in mycology. One of the newspaper articles included in the binder states that Francis was the vice-president of the Worcester County Horticultural Society, and gave a lecture on edible and poisonous mushrooms on September 26, 1895. From the description of Papers of George E. Francis, 1880?-1895 (inclusive) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 175317151 ...

Pearson, William Henry, 1849-1923

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Farlow Reference Library and Herbarium

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The Farlow Reference Library and Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany is a separately endowed institution devoted to the study of fungi, lichens, algae and bryophytes. From the description of Records of Farlow Reference Library and Herbarium, 1924-1953 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972513 ...

Bridgham, Joseph, 1845-1915.

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Haynes, Caroline Coventry

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Krieger, L. C. C. (Louis Charles Christopher), 1873-1940

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L.C.C. Krieger was a botanical illustrator who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and collaborated with several mycologists, notably William Gilson Farlow. From the description of Negatives of Louis Charles Christopher Krieger, 1901-1912 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 175317103 ...