David Fairchild
Botanist, Academic
1869 – 1954
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Who was David Fairchild?
David Grandison Fairchild was an American botanist and plant explorer. Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United States, including soybeans, pistachios, mangos, nectarines, dates, bamboos, and flowering cherries. Certain varieties of wheat, cotton, and rice became especially economically important.
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- Born
- Apr 7, 1869
Lansing - Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Kansas State University
- Iowa State University
- Died
- Aug 6, 1954
Coconut Grove
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on July 23, 2013
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