John Milton Bigelow
John Milton Bigelow (born June 23, 1804 in Peru , Vermont , † 1878 ) was an American doctor and botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " JMBigelow ".
Live and act
John Milton Bigelow graduated from Ohio Medical School in Cincinnati and received his diploma on March 8, 1832. In November 1832 he took Maria L. Meiers as his wife. He then practiced as a doctor in Lancaster , but he was also very interested in plants. In 1841 he published a catalog of Fairfield County's medicinal plants . At that time he was in correspondence with the important botanists of his time, Asa Gray and John Torrey .
In 1848 he participated as a doctor and botanist on the commission of the " United States-Mexican Boundary Survey ". From 1853 to 1854 he was a member of an expedition to explore a route for the railroad from Mississippi to the Pacific (Pacific Railway Survey).
As a botanist he collected cacti , among other things , which were then described by George Engelmann . Various plants have been named in his honor, for example Cylindropuntia bigelovii (Engelm.) FMKnuth.
Trivia
In literature, John M. Bigelow is sometimes confused with Jacob Bigelow , a botanist of his day.
Fonts (selection)
- Florula Lancastriensis . 1841.
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- Ohio History
- Reto Dicht: In the footsteps of Dr. John M. Bigelow in North Coahuila . In: Cacti and other succulents . Volume 58, Number 11, 2007, pp. 281-285.
Web links
- Author entry and list of described plant names for John Milton Bigelow at the IPNI
- Short biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bigelow, John Milton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physician and botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Peru |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1878 |