About Edith May Farr
Lived 1864 – 1956 (aged 91–92). Edith May Farr was an American botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
Edith May Farr (1864–1956) was an American botanist noted for her study of Rocky Mountain and Canadian flora. Originally from Philadelphia, she was active collecting plants in the Selkirk Range and in the southern Canadian Rockies. In 1904, she collected specimens for the University of Pennsylvania in the Rocky Mountains with Mary Schäffer Warren and Olive S. Day.
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Who was Edith May Farr?
American botanist (1864–1956)
When was Edith May Farr born?
Edith May Farr was born in 1864.
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Edith May Farr died in 1956 in Bryn Mawr.
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Edith May Farr was a botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
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Edith May Farr was American.
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