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Aiton, George Briggs (1856-1931)
Date Updated: 19 April 2013
Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
George Briggs
Last name
Aiton
Initials
G.B.
Life Dates
1856 - 1931
Collecting Dates
1890 - 1892
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM, L, LIV, MANCH, MIN, MO, P
Countries
North American region: United States
Biography
American high school inspector and botanist in Minnesota. From Minneapolis, George B. Aiton studied the local flora in connection with the University of Minnesota, particularly the plants of Itasca State Park. Employed as the first inspector of high schools for Minnesota in 1893 he took on this role for over 20 years and standardised the requirements for school staff and edifices. In this capacity he also edited numerous books for students, including Rand McNally's Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Sir Walter Scott's poem Lady of the Lake. He is commemorate in the name of a fire tower in Itasca State Park, "Aiton's Heights".
References
Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A., Index Herb. Coll. A-D (1954): 29;
Date Updated: 19 April 2013
Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
George Briggs
Last name
Aiton
Initials
G.B.
Life Dates
1856 - 1931
Collecting Dates
1890 - 1892
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM, L, LIV, MANCH, MIN, MO, P
Countries
North American region: United States
Biography
American high school inspector and botanist in Minnesota. From Minneapolis, George B. Aiton studied the local flora in connection with the University of Minnesota, particularly the plants of Itasca State Park. Employed as the first inspector of high schools for Minnesota in 1893 he took on this role for over 20 years and standardised the requirements for school staff and edifices. In this capacity he also edited numerous books for students, including Rand McNally's Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Sir Walter Scott's poem Lady of the Lake. He is commemorate in the name of a fire tower in Itasca State Park, "Aiton's Heights".
References
Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A., Index Herb. Coll. A-D (1954): 29;
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