Papers of Merritt Lyndon Fernald, 1893-1934 (bulk).

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Papers of Merritt Lyndon Fernald, 1893-1934 (bulk).

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Contains notebooks, 1904-1925, pertaining to plant distribution and regional floras especially in Canada; unpublished manuscripts and supporting materials mostly for articles on phytogeography; notes and illustrations for: Edible wild plants; notes used in the reviaion of Gray's manual; and membership and awards certificates.

ca. 2 linear ft.

Harvard University, Botany Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7431083

Harvard University, Botany Libraries

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New England Botanical Club.

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Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln, 1864-1935

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Robinson (Harvard, A.B. 1887; Strassborg, Ph.D. 1889) became assistant to Sereno Watson at Gray Herbarium at Harvard, 1890-1892 and Curator after Watson's death in 1892. His published works include a revised edition of Asa Gray's Manual (1908), Flora of the Galapagos Islands (1902) and contributions to Gray's Synoptical Flora of North America (1895, 1897). From the description of Papers of Benjamin Lincoln Robinson, 1887-1934 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 177499102 ...

Wiegand, Karl McKay

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Fernald, Merritt Lyndon, 1873-1950

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Fernald (1873-1950) was educated at Maine State College and at Lawrence Scientific School, Harvard (S.B. 1897). He served as an assistant at the Gray Herbarium, 1891-1902; as Curator, 1935-1937; and as Director, 1937-1947. He also taught botany at Harvard as instructor, 1902-1905; assistant professor, 1905-1915; and Fisher Professor of Natural History, 1915-1947. Fernald is noted for his research on phytogeography; he combined extensive field work with herbarium studies, concentrating on the flo...