Huron Herbert Smith
Huron Herbert Smith (July 26th, 1883 – February 25th, 1933) was an American botanist and ethnobotanist. Huron Herbert Smith was born in Danville, Indiana, he studied and wrote about the use of plants by several tribes of Native Americans. He was an alumnus of Depauw University and Cornell University, and after receiving his degrees, became the assistant curator of botany at the Field Museum of Natural History followed then by becoming the head of the botany department at the Milwaukee Public Museum.
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- Name
- Huron Herbert Smith
- Born
- July 26th, 1883
- Birthplace
- Danville, Indiana, US
- Died
- February 25th, 1933 (age 49)
- Place of death
- Glenview, Illinois, US
- Field
- Botany and ethnobotany
- Education
- DePauw University and Cornell University
- Known for
- Ethnobotany and photography
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- botanist · photographer · ethnobotanist · writer · botanical collector · scientific collector · naturalist
- Fields
- dendrology
- Languages
- English
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Smith's botanical specimen collection is stored at the Milwaukee Public Museum, digitized and available for viewing online. Smith died in 1933 as the result of an automobile accident.
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• Name — Huron Herbert Smith • Born — July 26th, 1883 • Birthplace — Danville, Indiana, US • Died — February 25th, 1933 (age 49) • Place of death — Glenview, Illinois, US • Field — Botany and ethnobotany • Workplaces — Field Museum of Natural History and Milwaukee Public Museum • Education — DePauw University and Cornell University • Known for — Ethnobotany and photography • Author Abbrev Bot — Hur.H.Sm.
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