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Edna H. Fawcett

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Edna H. Fawcett
Born1879
Diedc. 1960
Occupation(s)Botanist, Pedologist

Edna Hague Fawcett (1879 – c. 1960) was an American botanist and specialist on plant health problems.[1]

Life and career

Fawcett earned a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1901.[2] She continued her studies at Barnard College before taking a position at the New York Botanical Garden. She joined the research staff of the Bureau of Plant Industry at the United States Department of Agriculture in 1906.

References

  1. ^ Kelly, Mary Greiner (June 1, 1934). Women Scientists Hold High Rank in Developing Plant Disease Cures. Washington Post
  2. ^ Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada. American Commonwealth Co.

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