Constantine Samuel Rafinesque: A Voice in the American Wilderness - Couverture rigide

Warren, Leonard

 
9780813123165: Constantine Samuel Rafinesque: A Voice in the American Wilderness

Synopsis

" Constantine Samuel Rafinesque was a quintessential nineteenth-century American scientist and naturalist. Exalted by some, cursed by others, Rafinesque gave Latin names to over 6,700 plant species, was acknowledged by Darwin for his early insights into biological variation, and is frequently mentioned in the great natural history archives. Yet he has been almost forgotten in our own day. During his long career, which included some five years as an innovative professor at Transylvania University

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