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'''Henry Hurd Rusby''' (1855-1940) was an American botanist, pharmacist and explorer. He discovered several new species of plants. In 1921, he led the [[Mulford Expedition]] to the [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]]. |
'''Henry Hurd Rusby''' (1855-1940) was an American botanist, pharmacist and explorer<ref>http://plants.jstor.org/person/bm000007268<?. He discovered several new species of plants<ref>http://plants.jstor.org/person/bm000007268</ref>. In 1921, he led the [[Mulford Expedition]] to the [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]]. |
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His herbarium won a first prize medal at the 1886 [[Philadelphia Centennial Exposition]]<ref>http://plants.jstor.org/person/bm000007268</ref>. |
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He made seven expeditions to Central and South America. |
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== See also == |
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* http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/libr/finding_guide/rusbyw.asp.html biography |
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* http://www.sciencemag.org/content/93/2403/53.extract orbituary |
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Henry Hurd Rusby (1855-1940) was an American botanist, pharmacist and explorerCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).. In 1921, he led the Mulford Expedition to the Amazon.
His herbarium won a first prize medal at the 1886 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition[1].
He made seven expeditions to Central and South America.
Selected works
- "Report of Work on the Mulford Biological Exploration of 1921–22". Journal of the New York Botanical Garden 23(272): 101–111, August 1922.
- "New Species of Trees of Medicinal Interest from Bolivia". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 49: 259–264, sept 1922; & Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, October 1922.
- "Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Plants Collected on the Mulford Biologial Exploration of the Amazon Valley, 1921–1922,". Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 7: 205–387, March 1927.
- Autobiography, Jungle Memories. 1933.
References
See also
- http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/libr/finding_guide/rusbyw.asp.html biography
- http://www.sciencemag.org/content/93/2403/53.extract orbituary
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