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George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
Inventor, Botanist, Chemist / 1864 - 1943
George Washington Carver was a prominent African-American scientist and inventor. Carver is best known for the many uses he devised for the peanut.
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Luther Burbank
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Luther Burbank
Botanist, Journalist / 1849 - 1926
Luther Burbank was a plant breeder whose methods have led to advances in modern genetic study.
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Gregor Mendel
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Gregor Mendel
Botanist / 1822 - 1884
Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk who discovered the basic principles of heredity through experiments in his garden. Mendel's observations became the foundation of modern genetics and the study of heredity, and he is widely considered a pioneer in the field of genetics.
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Barbara McClintock
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Barbara McClintock
Botanist, Geneticist / 1902 - 1992
Scientist Barbara McClintock won a Nobel Prize in 1983 for her study of corn chromosomes, which revolutionized the field of cytogenetics.
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Joseph Banks
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- Famous Botanists
Joseph Banks
Explorer, Botanist / 1743 - 1820
Joseph Banks was a late-18th to early-19th century British explorer and botanist who pushed for the advancement of science.
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Christian Wolff
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Christian Wolff
Philosopher, Scholar, Mathematician, Royalty, Botanist, Academic Author / 1679 - 1754
Christian Freiherr von Wolff was a German philosopher, mathematician, and scientist who is best known as a leading spokesman of German rationalism.
profile name: George Washington Carver profile occupation: Inventor, Botanist, Chemist
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profile name: Gregor Mendel profile occupation: Botanist
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profile name: Barbara McClintock profile occupation: Botanist, Geneticist
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profile name: Luther Burbank profile occupation: Botanist, Journalist
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profile name: Joseph Banks profile occupation: Explorer, Botanist
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