Skip to content
229,518 profiles ranked

Theodosia B. Shepherd

American botanist, horticulturist (1845-1906) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 60

Theodosia Burr Shepherd was an American botanist, horticulturist and pioneer in plant breeding. Called the "Flower Wizard of California," and "The Pioneer Seed-grower," Shepherd was the first woman in California, and possibly the first woman in the United States, to hybridize flowers.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Theodosia B. Shepherd is read about 2 times a day, in 4 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 4 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

People around Theodosia

Family

Theodosia B. Shepherd
Is this everyone?

Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong.

Correct this family

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1845 to 1906 · aged 60