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Anna Murray Vail

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American botanist, botanical collector, librarian and editor (1863-1955)

United StatesScientistsLived 1863 to 1955 · aged 92
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Anna Murray Vail was an American botanist and the first librarian of the New York Botanical Garden. She was a student and collaborator of botanist and geologist Nathaniel Lord Britton, with whom she helped to found the New York Botanical Garden.

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Pen & ink sketch of Cynanchum sp by Anna Murray Vail. This was created by Ms. Vail in 1899 when she was librarian at the New York Botanical Garden.Pen & ink sketch of Cynanchum sp by Anna Murray Vail. This was created by Ms. Vail in 1899 when she was librarian at the New York Botanical Garden.

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1955 · aged 92
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12 languages

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