Orland Emile White (1885–1972) was a
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
who travelled to the Amazon basin on the
Mulford Expedition. He directed the arboretum now known as the
Orland E. White Research Arboretum in Virginia.
A collection of his papers (3300 items) is at the
University of Virginia Library
References
1885 births
1972 deaths
20th-century American botanists
Amazon basin
University of Virginia faculty
South Dakota State University alumni
Harvard University alumni
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