Charles Frederick Millspaugh (June 20, 1854– September 15, 1923) was an American

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and physician, born at

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, N.Y., and educated at

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and the New York Homeopathic Medical College. He received his medical degree in 1881 and practiced medicine in Binghamton, New York until 1890. From 1891 to 1892, he taught botany at

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. In 1894 he was appointed as the newly established

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's first Curator of Botany, a position he held until his death. From 1897 to 1923 he was also

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of medical botany at the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College and lectured on botany at the

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. Millspaugh conducted explorations in the

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and

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, the

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, and other parts of

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, and was the author of ''American Medical Plants'' (1887); ''Flora of West Virginia'' (1896); ''Contribution I-III to the Coastal and Plain Flora of Yucatan'' (1895-1898); "Flora of Santa Carolina Island" (1923); and many articles in scientific and popular journals. He was a skilled scientific illustrator and artist, producing the majority of the illustrations for his publications." The genera '' Millspaughia'' B.L.Rob. and '' Neomillspaughia'' S.F.Blake (

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) were named in his honor.

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Books by and about Charles Frederick Millspaugh on WorldCatResults for 'Charles Frederick Millspaugh' (WorldCat.org)
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"American Medicinal Plants" by C.F. Millspaugh, 1887Publications by Charles Frederick Millspaugh
at the

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''Flora of West Virginia'' by C. F. Millspaugh, 1892, Hathi Trust Digital Library"Contributions to the Flora of the Yucatan" by C.F. Millspaugh
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Millspaugh, Charles Frederick American science writers Botanists active in the Caribbean American botanists American male journalists 1854 births 1923 deaths Cornell University alumni People associated with the Field Museum of Natural History

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