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Botanists
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Carl Albert Purpus, Plant Collector in Western North America 
 Presents "historical, floristic and related data" concerning German-born Carl Albert Purpus, "the first botanist to explore many parts of California, particularly the North Coast Ranges and southern Sierra Nevada [in the 1890s]." Contains correspondence and published writings by Purpus, articles, and a list of plants first described by the botanist. Also includes photographs and a browsable geographical index. From the University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/Purpus/ Topics: Biology, California Regions, Correspondence, Notable People, Plants, Science Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Liberty Hyde Bailey: A Man for All Seasons
Information about the life of the first dean of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, who was known for being a "botanist, horticulturalist, plant breeder, traveler ... writer and superb editor, environmentalist, philosopher, photographer, poet," and more. Includes an illustrated biography, information about his work, and images of his cyanotype photographs. Also includes a timeline and a bibliography. From the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/bailey/ Topics: Agriculture, Education, Environment, Notable People, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Poetry, Science Last updated Oct 14, 2004 The Papers of Sir Joseph Banks
This site contains images of the complete holdings of the papers of naturalist Sir Joseph Banks, who served as botanist on the first Pacific voyage of Captain James Cook's Endeavor . Find brief biographical information and see "approximately 10,000 manuscript pages," including letters from William Bligh, captain of H.M.S. Bounty . A full transcript of Banks' Endeavor Journal is available. From the State Library of New South Wales and the Joseph Banks Memorial Fund. Searchable. http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/banks/ Topics: Archives, Correspondence, Discover New Trails at LII, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Science Last updated Oct 4, 2004 |
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