Posts Tagged ‘Asa Gray Herbarium’
Benjamin Lincoln Robinson: Reviving Harvard’s Gray Herbarium and Launching Rhodora
Harvard Botanist Today is the anniversary of the death of the botanist Benjamin Lincoln Robinson. In 1892, Benjamin was appointed the curator of the Asa Gray Herbarium at Harvard. When Benjamin took over, both the herbarium and the library were in dire straits. Benjamin brought in funding and expanded the herbarium. Today, the Gray Herbarium…
Read MoreLyman Bradford Smith: Harvard Botanist and Bromeliad Expert
The Biking Botanist Today is the birthday of the Harvard and Smithsonian botanist, taxonomist and plant collector Lyman Bradford Smith who was born on this day in 1904. Although his mother homeschooled him, it was his mother’s Aunt Cora that nurtured his love of horticulture. He went to college and pursued botany at Harvard, where…
Read MoreA Curator’s Triumph: Benjamin Robinson’s Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 20, 1892 On this day, Benjamin Lincoln Robinson ascended to his rightful botanical throne as curator of the Asa Gray Herbarium at Harvard. One might say the botanical world trembled with anticipation,…
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