Cowell practiced law in St. Paul, Minnesota and moved to Buffalo, New York in 1874. He was a school principal and professor of botany at the University at Buffalo before accepting the position of director of the botanical gardens in 1894.
john, cowell, john, francis, cowell, march, 1852, 1915, american, botanist, first, director, buffalo, erie, county, botanical, gardens, cowell, born, wrentham, massachusetts, studied, boston, cowell, practiced, paul, minnesota, moved, buffalo, york, 1874, scho. John Francis Cowell March 3 1852 May 1 1915 was an American botanist He was the first director of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Cowell was born in Wrentham Massachusetts and studied law in Boston Cowell practiced law in St Paul Minnesota and moved to Buffalo New York in 1874 He was a school principal and professor of botany at the University at Buffalo before accepting the position of director of the botanical gardens in 1894 He died of a heart attack while collecting plants in East Aurora New York The standard author abbreviation J F Cowell is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 1 References and external links Edit International Plant Names Index J F Cowell Biographical material from the B amp ECBG Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John F Cowell amp oldid 850159278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
