Nathaniel Lord Britton
American botanist, taxonomist (1859–1934)
Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859 – 1934) was an American botanist and taxonomist who co-founded the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York.2
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Born Jan 15, 1859, died Jun 25, 1934.1
Companies
- New York Botanical GardenFounder14
Early life and education
- Date not recordedColumbia University3
- Date not recordedFu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science3
Britton was born on the 15 of January 1859 at New Dorp, Richmond County, New York (state) to Jasper Alexander Hamilton Britton and Harriet Lord Turner. His parents wanted him to study religion, but he was attracted to nature study at an early age.
He was a graduate of the Columbia University School of Mines and afterwards taught geology and botany at Columbia University. He joined the Torrey Botanical Club soon after graduation and was a member his entire life. Britton was an elected member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He married Elizabeth Gertrude Knight, a bryologist, on August 27, 1885. They had met when she joined the club and were lifelong collaborators in botanical research.
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Career
Occupation: writer, pteridologist, botanical collector, bryologist, taxonomist, geologist, mycologist, scientific collector.6
- 1895 to 1929Worked at New York Botanical Garden4
- 1891 to 1895Worked at Columbia University4
- Date not recordedFounded New York Botanical Garden5
Known for: A guide to the wild flowers.7
Personal life
Awards
- 1929Pugsley Medal13
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