"The development of any department of science is closely connected with its power of interesting men."
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People from New York (state)Cornell University alumniBotanists from the United StatesHarvard University staff
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The Progress Made in Botany During the Nineteenth Century (1901)
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William Trelease
William Trelease (February 22, 1857 – January 1, 1945) was an American botanist, entomologist, explorer, writer and educator.
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