Herman F. Becker records, 1948-1983.

Becker, Herman F. (Herman Frederick), 1907-1985.

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Herman F. Becker (1907-1985) was a paleobotanist employed by the New York Botanical Garden from 1958-1974. He was Curator of Paleobotany from 1965-1974. His specialty is the Tertiary paleobotany of southwest Montana. He was born in Dusseldorf, Germany and emigrated to the United States. He studied horticulture at the Berlin Botanical Garden. In the United States he attended Brooklyn College (1939-1947) and earned his MA in Botany from Columbia University in 1952 and his Ph.D. in 1956 from the Un...

Arnold, Chester A. (Chester Arthur), 1901-1977

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New York Botanical Garden. Herbarium

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Begun in 1896 with the transfer of the Columbia University Herbarium, the Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden has grown to become one of the world's largest and most active. Encompassing the collections of many renowned botanists and plant explorers, the Garden has led over 800 expeditions to botanically unknown areas since its founding. Geographical emphasis has always been on the flora and mycota of the New World. From the description of Records of the Herbarium Office, 1909...