George Vasey (botanist)

George Vasey (February 28, 1822 – March 3, 1893) was an English-born American botanist who collected a lot in Illinois before integrating the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), where he became Chief Botanist and curator of the greatly expanded National Herbarium.

George Vasey
BornFebruary 28, 1822
Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
DiedMarch 4, 1893 (1893-03-05) (aged 71)
Washington, D.C., United States
Alma materBerkshire Medical Institute
Known forChief Botanist of USDA, creator of the United States National Herbarium
AwardsHon. M.A., fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Scientific career
InstitutionsUSDA
Author abbrev. (botany)Vasey
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