About Stephen Thayer Olney
Lived 1812 – 1878 (aged 66). Stephen Thayer Olney was an American botanist and businessperson.
Stephen Thayer Olney (February 15, 1812 – July 27, 1878) was an American manufacturer and botanist with expertise in the genus Carex. He issued the exsiccata Carices Boreali-Americanae ex coll. variorum, distribuit S. T. Olney anno 1870.
The monotypic plant genus Olneya (Olneya tesota, desert ironwood) was named in his honor by his friend and fellow botanist Asa Gray.
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Who was Stephen Thayer Olney?
American botanist (1812-1878)
When was Stephen Thayer Olney born?
Stephen Thayer Olney was born on 15 February 1812 in Rhode Island.
When did Stephen Thayer Olney die?
Stephen Thayer Olney died on 27 July 1878 in Providence.
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Stephen Thayer Olney was a botanist and businessperson.
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Stephen Thayer Olney was American.
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