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Charles Sprague Sargent

1841 - 1927

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Charles Sprague Sargent (April 24, 1841 – March 22, 1927) was an American botanist. He was appointed in 1872 as the first director of Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum in Boston, Massachusetts, and held the post until his death. He published several works of botany. The standard author abbreviation Sarg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Sprague Sargent is the 1,009th most popular biologist (up from 1,022nd in 2019), the 10,431st most popular biography from United States (up from 11,917th in 2019) and the 155th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Charles Sprague Sargent ranks 1,009 out of 1,097Before him are Jacques Miller, Edward Lhuyd, Walter Migula, Rosa Smith Eigenmann, Annie Montague Alexander, and Alice Wilson. After him are Charles B. Cory, Nigel Marven, Annie Lorrain Smith, Judah Folkman, Wim Crusio, and Jan-Just Bos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Charles Sprague Sargent ranks 98Before him are Mary Arthur McElroy, Gaudenzio Marconi, Julio Herrera y Obes, Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Kliment of Tarnovo, and Andrew Ainslie Common. After him are Nelson W. Aldrich, and Blanche Bruce. Among people deceased in 1927, Charles Sprague Sargent ranks 149Before him are Fernand Feyaerts, Samuel Garman, John Henry Davies, Luke Fildes, Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez, and Edward Henry Potthast. After him are Ira Remsen, Sybil Bauer, Leonard Wood, Harry Johnston, Juliette Gordon Low, and B. B. Comer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Sprague Sargent ranks 10,433 out of 20,380Before him are Michael Swanwick (1950), Florence Vidor (1895), Victor Schertzinger (1888), José M. Hernández (1962), Gilbert Colgate (1899), and Maxine Kumin (1925). After him are Tenskwatawa (1775), Cara Buono (1974), Herman Cain (1945), John Isner (1985), Stephen McNally (1911), and Joan Leslie (1925).

Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Charles Sprague Sargent ranks 155Before him are Theobald Smith (1859), Samuel Garman (1843), Edward William Nelson (1855), G. Ledyard Stebbins (1906), Rosa Smith Eigenmann (1858), and Annie Montague Alexander (1867). After him are Charles B. Cory (1857), Judah Folkman (1933), Elliott Coues (1842), John Bartram (1699), Ruth Patrick (1907), and John Lawrence LeConte (1825).