Henry Hurd Rusby

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.

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