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Parsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952

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Personal name headingParsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952
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Variant(s)Parsons, Frances Theodora Smith Dana, 1861-1952
Dana, William Starr, Mrs., 1861-1952
Birth date18611205
Death date19520610
Place of birthNew York (N.Y.)
Place of deathKatonah (N.Y.)
Field of activityBotany
Profession or occupationAuthor Botanist
Found inLCCN 00-3362: Her How to know the wild flowers, 1900 (hdg.: Parsons, Frances Theodora (Smith) Dana, 1861-1952; usage: Mrs. William Starr Dana)
LC data base, 10-14-87 (hdg.: Parsons, Frances Theodora (Smith) Dana, 1861-1952; usage: Mrs. William Starr Dana; Frances Theodora Parsons)
Wikipedia, June 12, 2014 (Frances Theodora Parsons (née Smith (December 5, 1861-June 10, 1952), usually writing as Mrs. William Starr Dana, was an American botanist and author active in the United States; her most important botanical work was How to know the wild flowers (1893), the first field guide to North American wildflowers; born December 5, 1861, New York; died June 10, 1952, Katonah, New York)
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