Oakes Ames (botanist)
Oakes Ames was an American biologist specializing in orchids. His estate is now the Borderland State Park in Massachusetts. He was the son of Governor of Massachusetts Oliver Ames and grandson of Congressman Oakes Ames.
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- Born in
- Easton
- Educated at
- Harvard University
- Awards
- 🏆 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Richard Evans Schultes
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1874
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Birth1950
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