Mar 23, 2009

John Bartram


Born in Darby Township to a Quaker family, John Bartram (1699-1777) became America's first great botanist, naturalist, and plant explorer.
Lacking a formal education, Bartram taught himself through observation, reading and correspondence with equally inquiring minds in the colonies and abroad. Continued

Photo: John Bartram by Howard Pyle

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