Byron Halsted
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Byron David Halsted was a noted American biologist and educator.
Halsted was born at Venice, New York
. He studied at Michigan State University and at Harvard
(D.Sc., 1879).
In 1885, he began teaching botany at Iowa State
and in 1889, he moved on to Rutgers
in New Jersey.
In addition to his writings on biology and agriculture, Halsted was known for his book, Barn Plans and Outbuildings (New York: Orange Judd Co., 1894).
Halsted was an uncle of plant explorer David Fairchild
who studied with him in Iowa and New Jersey.
Halsted was born at Venice, New York
Venice, New York
Venice is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,368 at the 2010 census.The Town of Venice is in the south part of Cayuga County and is south of Auburn, New York.- History :...
. He studied at Michigan State University and at Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(D.Sc., 1879).
In 1885, he began teaching botany at Iowa State
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
and in 1889, he moved on to Rutgers
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
in New Jersey.
In addition to his writings on biology and agriculture, Halsted was known for his book, Barn Plans and Outbuildings (New York: Orange Judd Co., 1894).
Halsted was an uncle of plant explorer David Fairchild
David Fairchild
David Grandison Fairchild was an American botanist and plant explorer. Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United States, including soybeans, pistachios, mangos, nectarines, dates, bamboos, and flowering...
who studied with him in Iowa and New Jersey.