Boris Alexander Krukoff records, 1926-1983.

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Boris Alexander Krukoff records, 1926-1983.

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Krukoff's research into the medicinal properties of tropical plants is reflected in the notes, reprints, clippings, books, photographs and correspondence of this collection.

44 boxes (59 linear ft.)

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6876072

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Merck & Co.

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Barneby, Rupert C.

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Krukoff, B. A.

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Krukoff (1898-1983) was a Russian immigrant who spent his career with Merck and Co. working with plants as sources of various drugs, including anesthetics, antimalarials, anthelmintics, and cortisone. He was a specialist on the American species of Strychnos. Between 1928 and 1955, he led numerous botanical expeditions to South America, Africa, and Sumatra to discover useful plants. From the description of Boris Alexander Krukoff papers, 1942-1982. (Missouri Botanical Garden). WorldCa...

Romeo, John T.

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Rinehart, Kenneth L.

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Prance, Ghillean T., 1937-

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Ghillean T. (Tolmie) Prance (1937- ) was associated with the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) from 1963-1988. He served first as a research associate (1963-1966), Associate Curator (1966-1968), B.A. Krukoff Curator of Amazonian Botany 1968-1975), Director of Botanical Research (1975), Vice-President of the NYBG (1977-1981), Senior Vice-President for Science (1981-1988). He was the first Director of the Institute of Economic Botany (1981-1988). He was Deputy Director and Executive Director of the...

Maguire, Bassett, 1904-

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