# Emma Eliza Laughlin

> Emma Eliza Laughlin (1866-1962) was an American librarian, amateur botanist and educator known for her research on mustard plants and her vast herbarium. Though she had no formal botany education and worked as a high school teacher, she published extensively on the flora of Ohio, particularly rare plants, and founded the Barnesville, Ohio public library. She contributed her herbarium to Ohio State University.

*United States botanist and botanical collector (1866-1962)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1866-08-27
- **Died:** 1962-06-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Emma Eliza Laughlin (1866-1962) was an American librarian, amateur botanist and educator known for her research on mustard plants and her vast herbarium. Though she had no formal botany education and worked as a high school teacher, she published extensively on the flora of Ohio, particularly rare plants, and founded the Barnesville, Ohio public library. She contributed her herbarium to Ohio State University.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 20.8
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21062323)

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