Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque

Author: Leonard Warren

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2021-12-14

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 0813188792

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Constantine Samuel Rafinesque was a quintessential nineteenth-century American scientist and naturalist. Exalted by some, cursed by others, Rafinesque gave Latin names to over 6,700 plant species, was acknowledged by Darwin for his early insights into biological variation, and is frequently mentioned in the great natural history archives. Yet he has been almost forgotten in our own day. During his long career, which included some five years as an innovative professor at Transylvania University in Kentucky, Rafinesque's colorful and sometimes difficult personality led to troubles with his colleagues. In Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, the first full-length biography of this brilliant, original, and misunderstood naturalist, Leonard Warren presents a fair and surprising look at Rafinesque's life and contributions to the world of science.

A Bibliography of American Natural History: The institutions which have contributed to the rise and progress of American natural history, which were founded or organized between 1769 and 1844
A Bibliography of American Natural History: The institutions which have contributed to the rise and progress of American natural history, which were founded or organized between 1769 and 1844

Author: Max Meisel

Publisher:

Published: 1926

Total Pages: 766

ISBN-13:

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Subtitle; The role played by the scientific societies; scientific journals; natural history museums and botanic gardens; state geological and natural history surveys; federal exploring expeditions in the rise and progress of American botany, geology, mineralogy, palentology and zoology.