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<p> A distinguished American botanist, born at Paris, Oneida County, New York; graduated in medicine in 1842; became [[Fisher]] professor of | Asa Gray <ref name="term_74109" /> | ||
==References == | <p> A distinguished American botanist, born at Paris, Oneida County, New York; graduated in medicine in 1842; became [[Fisher]] professor of Natural History at Harvard, and in 1874 succeeded Agassiz as Regent of the Smithsonian Institution; his writings did much to promote the study of botany in [[America]] on a sound scientific basis, and also to forward the theories of Darwin; in conjunction with Dr. Torrey he wrote "The [[Flora]] of North America," and by himself various manuals of botany and "Natural Science and Religion" (1810-1888). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_74109"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gray,+asa Asa Gray from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_74109"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gray,+asa Asa Gray from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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