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David Fairchild
David Grandison Fairchild (April 7 1869 - August 6 1954) was an American botanist. Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 20,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United States, including mangos, alfalfa, nectarines, dates, horseradish, bamboos and flowering cherries. In 1938, he was instrumental in founding the superb Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Florida.
Reference
- Clement, Gail. David Grandison Fairchild Everglades Biographies 2002.
- Meade, Maura J. Fairchild, David Grandison, American National Biography Online Feb. 2000.
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