Coville, Frederick V. (Frederick Vernon), 1867-1937

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Biographical History

Frederick Vernon Coville (1867-1937), botanist and blueberry breeder, was born in New York and educated at Cornell University (B. A., 1887). His important field work included the Geological Survey of Arkansas, 1888; the Death Valley Expedition, 1891; and the Harriman Alaska Expedition, 1899. Most of his career was spent at the United States Department of Agriculture, where he served as Assistant Botanist, 1888-1893, and Botanist, 1893-1937. He was also Honorary Curator of the United States National Herbarium, 1893-1937, and was instrumental in the establishment of the National Arboretum in 1927. More extensive biographical material can be found in Science, Volume 85, 280-281.

Related entities

United States Dept. of Agriculture: He worked as a Botanist for the US Department of Agriculture.

Birth Date

1867

Death Date

1937

Topic

Botany

Form/Genre

Personal name

Occupation

Botanists