Records of the Herbarium Office 1909-1997.

Seaver, Fred Jay, 1877-1970

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Fred Jay Seaver (1877-1970) was a mycologist whose specialty was the taxonomy of the Discomycetes. He began his career at the New York Botanical Garden in 1908 as Director of Laboratories and progressed up to Curator Emeritus. He was also editor of the journal Mycologia from 1909-1947. From the description of Fred Jay Seaver records, 1888-1971. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155483590 From the description of Fred Jay Seaver records 1888-1971. (New...

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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Keck, David Daniels

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David D. Keck (1903-1995) was a taxonomic botanist who was employed by the Carnegie Institute at Stanford University from 1925-1950; the New York Botanical Garden as Head Curator and Assistant Director from 1950-1958 and the National Science Foundation from 1958-1970 where he was Program Director for Systematic Botany. From the description of David D. Keck records 1930-1958. (New York Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 47108867 ...

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...

Holmgren, Patricia K

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IRWIN, HOWARD S.

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Howard Samuel Irwin (1928- ), a taxonomist, specializing in the Cassia, began his NYBG career in 1960 as a Research Associate. He was named Associate Curator in 1963. From 1966-1968 he was Curator and Administrator of the Herbarium. He was Head Curator from 1968-1971 and Executive Director from 1971-1972. He was named President in 1973 and served until 1979. Born in Louisville, KY, he received his B.A. from the College of Puget Sound in 1950. He was a Fulbright Scholar in British Guiana, teachin...