Frederick Vernon Coville
(1867-1937)
19th-20th century American botanist
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Frederick Vernon Coville (March 23, 1867 – January 9, 1937) was an American botanist who participated in the Death Valley Expedition (1890-1891), was honorary curator of the United States National Herbarium (1893-1937), worked at then was Chief botanist of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and was the first director of the United States National Arboretum. He made contribution to economic botany and helped shape American scientific policy of the time on plant and exploration research.
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23 March 1867 Preston, New York
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9 January 1937 (aged 69) Washington, D.C.
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