Author: Leonard Warren
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813188792
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque was a quintessential nineteenth-century American scientist and naturalist. Exalted by some, cursed by others, Rafinesque gave Latin names to over 6,700 plant species, was acknowledged by Darwin for his early insights into biological variation, and is frequently mentioned in the great natural history archives. Yet he has been almost forgotten in our own day. During his long career, which included some five years as an innovative professor at Transylvania University in Kentucky, Rafinesque's colorful and sometimes difficult personality led to troubles with his colleagues. In Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, the first full-length biography of this brilliant, original, and misunderstood naturalist, Leonard Warren presents a fair and surprising look at Rafinesque's life and contributions to the world of science.
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Author: Leonard Warren
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813188792
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque was a quintessential nineteenth-century American scientist and naturalist. Exalted by some, cursed by others, Rafinesque gave Latin names to over 6,700 plant species, was acknowledged by Darwin for his early insights into biological variation, and is frequently mentioned in the great natural history archives. Yet he has been almost forgotten in our own day. During his long career, which included some five years as an innovative professor at Transylvania University in Kentucky, Rafinesque's colorful and sometimes difficult personality led to troubles with his colleagues. In Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, the first full-length biography of this brilliant, original, and misunderstood naturalist, Leonard Warren presents a fair and surprising look at Rafinesque's life and contributions to the world of science.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813188792
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque was a quintessential nineteenth-century American scientist and naturalist. Exalted by some, cursed by others, Rafinesque gave Latin names to over 6,700 plant species, was acknowledged by Darwin for his early insights into biological variation, and is frequently mentioned in the great natural history archives. Yet he has been almost forgotten in our own day. During his long career, which included some five years as an innovative professor at Transylvania University in Kentucky, Rafinesque's colorful and sometimes difficult personality led to troubles with his colleagues. In Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, the first full-length biography of this brilliant, original, and misunderstood naturalist, Leonard Warren presents a fair and surprising look at Rafinesque's life and contributions to the world of science.
The American nations; or, Outlines of their general history, ancient and modern
Author: Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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A C.S. Rafinesque Anthology
Author: C.S. Rafinesque
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786421479
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Among American naturalists, C.S. Rafinesque (1783-1840) is second only to Audubon in the popular interest he sustains. This interest is due in part to his colorful life and provocative personality, but he is also remembered for devising Latin scientific names for more plants than any other naturalist who ever lived--and a great number in the animal kingdom, as well. This passion for nomenclature has kept his name memorable (some would say notorious) among naturalists. Yet his taxonomic writings made up only a part of his extensive oeuvre. Rafinesque's restless mind ranged over areas of inquiry from archaeology to zoology. His published writings in these fields have been difficult to lay hands on and have never been collected. Among such essays now gathered into this volume, two were unavailable until 1949, six were listed only in 1982 and four remained unknown until 2001. The recovery and reprinting of these 12 contributions help to broaden the understanding of his achievements over a lifetime. Arranged in nine sections, 25 topics are offered here (several of which are explored in more than one essay), including "the Origin of Native Americans," "Hebrew Studies," "Utopian Society," "Lightning," "The Milky Way," "Sea Serpents" and "Evolution." Editorial introductions are provided for each topic, and period illustrations--some included in the original Rafinesque publications--enhance the text.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786421479
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Among American naturalists, C.S. Rafinesque (1783-1840) is second only to Audubon in the popular interest he sustains. This interest is due in part to his colorful life and provocative personality, but he is also remembered for devising Latin scientific names for more plants than any other naturalist who ever lived--and a great number in the animal kingdom, as well. This passion for nomenclature has kept his name memorable (some would say notorious) among naturalists. Yet his taxonomic writings made up only a part of his extensive oeuvre. Rafinesque's restless mind ranged over areas of inquiry from archaeology to zoology. His published writings in these fields have been difficult to lay hands on and have never been collected. Among such essays now gathered into this volume, two were unavailable until 1949, six were listed only in 1982 and four remained unknown until 2001. The recovery and reprinting of these 12 contributions help to broaden the understanding of his achievements over a lifetime. Arranged in nine sections, 25 topics are offered here (several of which are explored in more than one essay), including "the Origin of Native Americans," "Hebrew Studies," "Utopian Society," "Lightning," "The Milky Way," "Sea Serpents" and "Evolution." Editorial introductions are provided for each topic, and period illustrations--some included in the original Rafinesque publications--enhance the text.
Annals of Nature
Author: Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Publisher:
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Rafinesque
Author: T. J. Fitzpatrick
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Medical Flora, Or Manual of the Medical Botany of the United States of North America
Author: Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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Languages : en
Pages : 12
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Languages : en
Pages : 12
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The Genera of Fishes
Author: David Starr Jordan
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Category : Fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Category : Fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Publications
Author: Stanford University
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Leland Stanford Junior University Publications
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Languages : en
Pages : 558
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Languages : en
Pages : 558
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Collected papers
Author: David Starr Jordan
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Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Languages : en
Pages : 668
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