Eva M. Reed (1856 – 7 July 1901)[1] was an American botanist.[2]
Reed was educated at the University of Wisconsin, she worked as indexer at the Missouri Botanical Gardens for eight years, from 1894 until her death. In 1901, she had begun to work on plant ecology, in association with the botanical department of the University of Chicago. During her summer holiday she was killed by a train, while walking the tracks near Louisiana, investigating plants in the field.
References
edit- ^ "Thirteenth Annual Report of the Director". Missouri Botanical Garden Annual Report. 1902: 22. 1902. doi:10.2307/2400120. JSTOR 2400120.
- ^ Joy Harvey and Marilyn Ogilvie (1 January 2000). "Eva M. Reed". In Marilyn Ogilvie; Joy Harvey (eds.). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. Vol. 2. New York and London: Routledge. p. 1083. ISBN 978-0-415-92040-7.
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