Anna Murray Vail
American botanist and librarian
Born
January 7th, 1863
162 years ago
Died
1955
70 years ago — 92 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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Vail contributed significantly to botany and education in the United States. She served as the first librarian of the New York Botanical Garden, where she developed and organized the library's resources to support scientific research and education. Vail also engaged in plant classification and contributed to the understanding of native flora. Her efforts helped to establish the garden as a leading center for botanical studies.
First librarian of the New York Botanical Garden
Contributed to plant classification
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