Daniel Cady Eaton (September 12, 1834 – June 29, 1895)[1] was an American botanist and author. After studies at the Rensselaer Institute in Troy and Russell's military school in New Haven,[2] he gained his bachelor's degree at Yale College, then went on to Harvard University, where he studied with Asa Gray. He then went to Yale University's Sheffield Scientific School in 1864, where he was a botany professor[3]: 8  and herbarium curator. With William Gilson Farlow and Charles Lewis Anderson he issued the exsiccata series Algae exsiccatae Americae Borealis (1877-1889).[4] Eaton is the grandson of Amos Eaton.[5]

Daniel Cady Eaton
Portrait of Eaton by George Rockwood, 1864
Born(1834-09-12)September 12, 1834
DiedJune 29, 1895(1895-06-29) (aged 60)
EducationYale College
Harvard University
Occupation(s)Botanist, professor
EmployerYale University

He also worked in Utah, contributing to the US-Mexican Boundary Survey, and various geological surveys.

Notable publications

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Partial list of species named by D. C. Eaton:

References

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  1. ^ Find A Grave
  2. ^ "Daniel Cady Eaton", American Journal of Science, August 1895, p. 184.
  3. ^ Dingus, Lowell (2018). King of the Dinosaur Hunters : the life of John Bell Hatcher and the discoveries that shaped paleontology. Pegasus Books. ISBN 9781681778655.
  4. ^ "Algae exsiccatae Americae Borealis, curantibus W. G. Farlow, C. L. Anderson, D. C. Eaton: IndExs ExsiccataID=1875584127". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ Dupree, A. Hunter (1988). Asa Gray, American Botanist, Friend of Darwin. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-801-83741-8.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.   D.C. Eaton.
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  • Daniel Cady Eaton papers (MS 581). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library. [1]