Hermann von Schrenk family papers, 1879-1937.

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Hermann von Schrenk family papers, 1879-1937.

Papers include correspondence on timber disease especially the destruction of wood by fungi. Correspondents include Ernst A. Bessey, E.C. Jeffrey, W.G. Farlow, J.B. Johnson, John M. Coulter, D.T. MacDougal, B.T. Galloway, Albert A. Wood, B.L. Robinson, and R.A. Harper.

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Harper, R. A. (Robert Almer), 1862-1946

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Robert Almer Harper (1862-1946) served as Chief of the Board of Scientific Directors of the New York Botanical Garden during the 1920's. From 1911 to 1930 he held the position of Torrey Professor of Botany at Columbia University. From the description of Robert Almer Harper papers 1910-1946. (New York Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 47060197 From the description of Robert Almer Harper papers, 1910-1946. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 1554623...

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...

Missouri botanical garden

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Johnson, John Bates, 1817-1903.

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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 ...

MacDougal, Daniel Trembly, 1865-1958

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Daniel Trembly MacDougal (1865-1958) was the leading American authority on desert ecology and one of the earliest botanists to research chlorophyll. He was the inventor of the MacDougall dendrograph, used to record changes in the volume of tree trunks. He began his association with the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) in 1899 as Director of the Laboratories. In 1904 he was named as Assistant Director. In 1905 the Plant Desert Laboratory was established and MacDougal became its first director. Wh...

Galloway, B. T.

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Beverly Thomas Galloway (1863-1938) was appointed as plant pathologist in 1887 for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The following year he became Chief of the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology. In 1900, he became chief of the Division of Gardens and Grounds, was the leader in planning the consolidation of several divisions into what soon became the Bureau of Plant Industry, and moved into position of Chief of this new bureau. For two years (1913-1914), he served as Assistan...

Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928

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Epithet: of the Department of Botany University of Chicago British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000974.0x00037f Botanist. A.B., Hanover College, 1870; A.M., 1873; Ph. D., Hanover College and Indiana University, 1882. Professor of natural sciences, Hanover College, 1874-1879. Professor of biology, Wabash College, 1879-1891. President and professor of Botany, Indiana University, 1891-1893. President, Lake Forest Unive...

Jeffrey, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1866-

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Jeffrey (1866-1952) graduated from Harvard in 1899 and taught plant morphology at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Edward Charles Jeffrey, 1907-1961 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973080 Epithet: Professor of Harvard University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001035.0x0001dc ...

Bessey, Ernst Athearn, 1877-1957

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Schrenk, Joseph.

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Wood, Albert A.

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Von Schrenk, Hermann, 1873-1953

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Hermann von Schrenk was a United States Department of Agriculture employee; honorary plant pathologist for the Garden, 1908-1913; plant pathologist for the Garden, 1914-1953. From the description of Hermann von Schrenk family papers, 1879-1937. (Missouri Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 61772639 ...