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Elmer Ivan Applegate

1867 – 1949

American botanist

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Lived 1867 – 1949 (aged 82). Elmer Ivan Applegate was an American botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.

Elmer Ivan Applegate (March 31, 1867 – November 16, 1949) was an American botanist.

Biography Elmer Applegate was born in Ashland, Oregon, on March 31, 1867. He started to take botany seriously in 1894, when he started to attend San Jose Normal School, and later, in Stanford University, in 1895. Between 1896 and 1898, he spent 5 months a year, under supervision of Frederick Coville of the US Department of Agriculture, where he did plant surveys in the Cascade Mountains, that can range from Klamath Falls to Portland. During the winter of last year, his job was to organize a plant collections, in Washington, D.C.

Between 1928 and 1938 he was appointed as an honorary acting director of the Dudley Herbarium, at Stanford University. When he turned 67, he started serving at National Park Service as a ranger-naturalist, in Crater Lake National Park. That career he was doing from 1934 to 1939. In 1940, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Oregon State College.

He married Esther Emily Ogden, in San Bernardino, California, in 1899. She was a niece of Peter Skene Ogden, a Hudson's Bay Company explorer. She was very watercolorist, and painter. She also accompanied her husband on field trips. and Castilleja applegatei (wavyleaf Indian paintbrush).

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Stanford University, National Park Service, US Department of Agriculture
Employers
United States Department of Agriculture, Stanford University
Awards
Honorary degree
Also known as
Applegate, Elmer I. Applegate, Elmer Applegate

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Elmer Ivan Applegate's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Elmer Ivan Applegate?

American botanist (1867-1949)

When was Elmer Ivan Applegate born?

Elmer Ivan Applegate was born on 31 March 1867 in Ashland.

When did Elmer Ivan Applegate die?

Elmer Ivan Applegate died on 16 November 1949 in Klamath Falls.

What was Elmer Ivan Applegate's occupation?

Elmer Ivan Applegate was a botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.

What nationality was Elmer Ivan Applegate?

Elmer Ivan Applegate was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Elmer Ivan Applegate

· Wikidata: Q1332940

· DBpedia: Elmer Ivan Applegate

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