Henry Hurd Rusby
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Henry Hurd Rusby (1855–1940) was an American botanist, pharmacist and explorer.[1] He discovered several new species of plants[1] and played a significant role in founding the New York Botanical Garden and developing research and exploration programs at the institution. He helped to establish the field of economic botany, and left a collection of research and published works in botany and pharmacology.[2]
He joined a series of expeditions from 1880 and 1921[1] and in 1921, he led the Mulford Expedition to the Amazon.