Mary Farnham Miller (January 26, 1872 – June 2, 1920) was an American botanist who specialized in bryology, the study of moss and lichen. She was one of the earliest members of the Sullivant Moss Society, and worked at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Mary Farnham Miller | |
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| Born | January 26, 1872  Washington, D.C. |
| Died | June 2, 1920 (aged 48) Washington, D.C. |
| Occupation | Botanist, botanical collector, curator, researcher |
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Early life and education
editMary Farnham Miller was born on January 26, 1872 in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Mrs. Osborne's School for young ladies.[1]
Career
editMary Farnham Miller was elected secretary of the Sullivant Moss Society and served from 1904 to 1905. She also was in charge of the Lichen Department of the organization under the guidance of Carolyn Wilson Harris starting in March 1908. She worked on mosses and lichens for the National Museum of Natural History in the Herbarium.[2]
She corresponded with James Franklin Collins,[3] and has added items to the National Museum of Natural History. [4]
Death and legacy
editMiller died on June 2, 1920, in Washington, D.C.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Image 3 of The Evening critic (Washington, D.C.), June 9, 1882". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ a b Smith, Annie Morrill (1920). "Mary Farnham Miller". The Bryologist. 23 (5). St. Louis, Mo. [etc.]: American Bryological and Lichenological Society.: 80. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(1920)23[80:MFM]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ Collins, J. Franklin (1884). "James Franklin Collins correspondence". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Harvard University Botany Libraries. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Botany Collection".