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Florence Hedges
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| Born | August 24, 1878 |
| Died | December 17, 1956 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Botany, Plant pathology |
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| Institutions | United States Department of Agriculture |
Florence Hedges (August 24, 1878 – December 17, 1956) was a pioneering American plant pathologist and botanist with the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry.
Life and career
Hedges was born in Lansing, Michigan. She graduated from University of Michigan in 1901. Much of her work involved investigations into bacteria-induced plant disease. Charlotte Elliot, Hellie A. Brown, Edith Cash, Mary Katharine Bryan, Anna Jenkins, and Lucia McCulloch, Pearle Smith, and Angie Beckwith were among the people she worked with while a researcher at the USDA.
With Erwin Frink Smith, she also translated the 1896 biography of Louis Pasteur by Émile Duclaux.
She died in San Francisco, California.
See also
In Spanish: Florence Hedges para niños
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