Charles Frederick Millspaugh
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Charles Frederick Millspaugh (1854-1923) was an American
botanist
, born at Ithaca
, N.Y.
, and educated at Cornell
and the New York Homeopathic Medical College. For several years he practiced medicine and from 1891 to 1893 taught botany at West Virginia University
. In 1894 he was appointed curator of the department of botany of the Field Museum of Natural History
; from 1897 to 1923 he was professor
of medical botany at the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College. He was also lecturer on botany at the University of Chicago
. Millspaugh carried on explorations in the West Indies
, Brazil
, and other parts of South America
, and was the author of American Medical Plants (1887); Flora of West Virginia (1891); and many articles in scientific and popular journals.
The genera Millspaughia B.L.Rob. and Neomillspaughia
S.F.Blake (Polygonaceae
) were named in his honor.
United States
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botanist
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
, born at Ithaca
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, N.Y.
New York
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, and educated at Cornell
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and the New York Homeopathic Medical College. For several years he practiced medicine and from 1891 to 1893 taught botany at West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
. In 1894 he was appointed curator of the department of botany of the Field Museum of Natural History
Field Museum of Natural History
The Field Museum of Natural History is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It sits on Lake Shore Drive next to Lake Michigan, part of a scenic complex known as the Museum Campus Chicago...
; from 1897 to 1923 he was professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of medical botany at the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College. He was also lecturer on botany at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. Millspaugh carried on explorations in the West Indies
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, and other parts of South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, and was the author of American Medical Plants (1887); Flora of West Virginia (1891); and many articles in scientific and popular journals.
The genera Millspaughia B.L.Rob. and Neomillspaughia
Neomillspaughia
Neomillspaughia is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with two species in Central America....
S.F.Blake (Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae is a family of flowering plants known informally as the "knotweed family" or "smartweed family"— "buckwheat family" in the United States. The name is based on the genus Polygonum and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 in his book, Genera Plantarum. The name refers...
) were named in his honor.
External links
Publications by Charles Frederick Millspaugh at the Biodiversity Library http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/creator/1161See also
- NashiaNashiaNashia is a genus of the Vervain family .Species in this genus include:*Nashia armata Moldenke*Nashia cayensis Britton*Nashia inaguensis Millsp., commonly called Moujean Tea, Bahamas Berry, or Pineapple Verbena...
- CubanthusCubanthusCubanthus is a flowering plant genus in the Family Euphorbiaceae ....
- List of botanists by author abbreviation