Henry Hurd Rusby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Hurd Rusby

American botanist, pharmacist and explorer

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1855

Place of Birth: Nutley, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 18-Nov-1940

Profession: pharmacist, curator, botanist, anthropologist, explorer, ethnobotanist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Henry Hurd Rusby (1855–1940) was an American botanist, pharmacist and explorer.
He discovered several new species of plants and played a significant role in founding the New York Botanical Garden and developing research and exploration programs at the institution.
He helped to establish the field of economic botany, and left a collection of research and published works in botany and pharmacology.He joined a series of expeditions from 1880 and 1921 and in 1921, he led the Mulford Expedition to the Amazon.