About John F. Cowell
Lived 1852 – 1915 (aged 63). John F. Cowell was an American botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
John Francis Cowell (March 3, 1852 – May 1, 1915) was an American botanist. He was the first director of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Cowell was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts and studied law in Boston.
Cowell practiced law in St. Paul, Minnesota and moved to Buffalo, New York in 1874. He was a school principal and professor of botany at the University at Buffalo before accepting the position of director of the botanical gardens in 1894.
He died of a heart attack while collecting plants in East Aurora, New York.
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Who was John F. Cowell?
American botanist (1852-1915)
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John F. Cowell was born on 3 March 1852.
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John F. Cowell died on 1 May 1915.
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John F. Cowell was a botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
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John F. Cowell was American.
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