Alvan Wentworth Chapman
American botanist and physician (1809–1899) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alvan Wentworth Chapman (September 28, 1809 – April 6, 1899) was an American physician and pioneering botanist in the study of flora of the American Southeast.[1]: 50 He wrote Flora of the Southern United States, the first comprehensive description of U.S. plants in any region beyond the northeastern states.[1]
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Alvan Wentworth Chapman | |
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![]() Alvan Wentworth Chapman, circa 1855 | |
Born | (1809-09-28)September 28, 1809 |
Died | April 6, 1899(1899-04-06) (aged 89) |
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Fields | Medicine Botany |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Chapm. |
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