Joseph Rock: Renowned Austrian-American Botanist and Explorer

Joseph Rock (1884-1962), an Austrian-American explorer, botanist, linguist, teacher, photographer, and geographer.

Lived Life to the Fullest Today is the birthday of the renowned Austrian-American botanist and explorer Joseph Rock. Joseph was born in Austria but ended up immigrating to the United States and eventually settled in Hawaii, where he was beloved. Joseph became Hawaii’s first official botanist. He started teaching as a professor of Botany at…

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January 13, 2020 Rare Apples with William Mullan, Cornell College Trees, Maria Sibylla Merian, Nicolaus Thomas Host, Joseph Rock, Plough Monday, Hannah Rebecca Hudson, Creating Sanctuary by Jessi Bloom, Bamboo Saucers, and Air-Layering a Rubber Plant

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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee  Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community Curated News Around the World in Rare and Beautiful Apples – Gastro Obscura Here’s a post about William Mullan, who takes gorgeous photos of Rare and Beautiful…

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