David Fairchild
American botanist
David Grandison Fairchild was an American botanist and plant explorer. Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United States, including soybeans, pistachios,... Wikipedia
Born: April 7, 1869, Lansing, MI
Died: August 6, 1954 (age 85 years), Coconut Grove, Miami, FL
Books: The World Was My Garden, Exploring for Plants, Book of Monsters, and more
Spouse: Marian Hubbard Bell (m. 1905)
Children: Graham Fairchild and Marston Bates
Education: Iowa State University and Kansas State University
Parents: George Fairchild