Luther Burbank
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Science, Agriculture
- Subcategories: Plants, Botany, Horticulture
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: As a plant breeder, Burbank introduced more than eight hundred new plants and gave the world a lesson in the value of horticultural science: Make plants work for the benefit of man.
Early Life
Luther Burbank was the thirteenth child of Samuel Walton Burbank, a farmer and brickmaker and a descendant of seventeenth century English stock. Luther’s mother, Olive Ross, a strong-featured and strong-willed woman of Scottish and French descent, was Samuel’s third wife. Luther Burbank was born on March 7, 1849, in Lancaster, Massachusetts,...
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