Marshall Avery Howe

Marshall Avery Howe (1867-1936) was an American botanist, taxonomist, morphologist, curator and the third director of the New York Botanical Garden.[1]: 115  [2] He specialized in the study of liverworts (Hepaticae) and algae, and was also an expert on the cultivation of dahlias and other ornamental plants. He was an instructor in cryptogamic botany at the University of California at Berkeley and was appointed curator of the New York Botanical Garden in 1906, and assistant director in 1923, and director in 1935[3]: 347–348  after the death of Elmer Drew Merrill. In collecting for the gardens, he made numerous expeditions collecting algae and liverworts. He was an active member of the "Garden Club" in New York. He served as secretary then president of the Board of Trustees of the Pleasantville Free Library.

Howe in 1927

References
  1. Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435
  2. The New York Botanical Garden Archives and Manuscripts Collections. "Marshall Avery Howe Records". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. Stafler, Frans Antonie; Cowan, Richard S. (1976). "Howe, Marshall Avery". Taxonomic literature: a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Vol. I (2nd ed.). Utrecht: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. ISBN 9789031302246. OCLC 2709682.
  4. International Plant Names Index.  M.Howe.


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