Coville, Frederick V. (Frederick Vernon), 1867-1937

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Summary: Frederick Vernon Coville was an American botanist who participated in the Death Valley Expedition (1890-1891), was honorary curator of the United States National Herbarium (1893-1937), worked at then was Chief botanist of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and was the first director of the United States National Arboretum. He made contribution to economic botany and helped shape American scientific policy of the time on plant and exploration research. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1867-03-23 [2][4]
Birth Place: New York City [4]
Died: 1937-01-09 [2][4]
Death Place: Washington, D.C. [4]
Country: United States [2]
Occupation: botanist [4]; mycologist [4]; botanical collector [4]; scientific collector [4]
Profession: Botaniker [2]
Employer: Cornell University [4]; United States Department of Agriculture [4]
Educated at: Cornell University [4]; Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Library of Congress; 4. Wikidata

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