Luther Burbank
American botanist and horticulturist (1849-1926) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 77
Luther Burbank was an American botanist, horticulturist, and pioneer in agricultural science who developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career. Burbank primarily worked with fruits, flowers, grains, grasses, and vegetables. He developed a spineless cactus and the plumcot.
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Burbank birthplace in Lancaster, Massachusetts
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Paul Stark Sr. pays his respects at Luther Burbank's gravesite
Clay Stark Logan (l) accepting induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame on behalf of Luther Burbank (1986).
Burbank tending young spineless cactus plants c 1890
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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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Deceased
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Lived 1849 to 1926 · aged 77
