Charles Fremont Pond (October 18, 1856 – July 4, 1929) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Pond entered the US Naval academy on June 12, 1872, and graduated on June 20, 1876.[3]
Charles Fremont Pond | |
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| Nickname(s) | Frog[1] |
| Born | October 18, 1856 Brooklyn, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 1929 (aged 72) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1879-1918 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | USS Iroquois, USS Pennsylvania[2] |
| Relations | Emma McHenry Keith (wife) |
In 1889, while surveying the coast and islands of Baja California on the USS Ranger, Pond collected numerous plants, which he sent to his friend, botanist Edward Lee Greene.[4] Greene named the cactus Mammillaria pondii in his honor.
References
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- ^ "Charles Fremont Pond". This Day in Aviation. 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Hamersly, L.R. (1902). The Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. L.R. Hamersly Company. p. 249. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Pittonia : Greene, Edward Lee, 1843-1915 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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