Nationality American Name Albert Smith | Role Botanist Fields Botany | |
Born April 5, 1906 ( 1906-04-05 ) Institutions National Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Society of Plant TaxonomistsUnited States National Academy of Sciences Books Architectural Model as Machine Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada | ||
Albert Charles Smith (April 5, 1906 – May 23, 1999) was an American botanist.
Life
He was a director of the National Museum of Natural History, and chaired several important scientific societies, such as the American Society of Plant Taxonomists.
Smith was elected to membership in the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1963, and was a distinguished botanist who specialized in Pteridophytes and Spermatophytes. He worked in the United States and Fiji.
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