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About Charles Wilkins Short
Charles Wilkins Short was an American botanist. He primarily worked in the state of Kentucky. Short discovered several species of plants and has six species of plants named after him. He attended Transylvania University and the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to being a botanist, he practiced medicine and taught materia medica. Short also owned a sizable herbarium. Short retired from teaching in 1849.
Everything about Charles Wilkins Short →- Occupation
- botanist, professor, physician, botanical collector
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 6, 1794, 1794
- Died
- March 7, 1863, 1863