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Herbert John Webber

American botanist (1865-1946) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 80

Herbert John Webber was an American plant physiologist, professor emeritus of sub-tropical horticulture, first director of the University of California Citrus Experiment Station, and the third curator of the University of California Citrus Variety Collection.

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Webber was the author of several publications on horticulture, member of numerous professional horticultural and agricultural associations. He coined the word "clone" in 1903 and was the first to use it to describe a colony of organisms derived asexually from a single progenitor.

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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1865 to 1946 · aged 80