Henry Chandler Cowles
American botanist
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Henry Chandler Cowles was an American botanist and ecological pioneer. A professor at the University of Chicago, he studied ecological succession in the Indiana Dunes of Northwest Indiana. This led to efforts to preserve the Indiana Dunes. One of... Wikipedia
Born: February 27, 1869, Kensington, Berlin, CT
Died: September 12, 1939 (age 70 years), Chicago, IL
Notable students: Victor Ernest Shelford, William Skinner Cooper, Emma Lucy Braun, and more
Education: The University of Chicago and Oberlin College
Academic advisor: John Merle Coulter
Nationality: American