Harvey Monroe Hall (March 29, 1874 – March 11, 1932) was an American botanist particularly noted for his taxonomic work in the western United States.
Harvey Monroe Hall | |
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Born | March 29, 1874 |
Died | March 11, 1932 | (aged 57)
Alma mater | University of California |
Scientific career | |
Fields | botanist |
Institutions | University of California Stanford University |
Author abbrev. (botany) | H.M.Hall |
Hall was born in Lee County, Illinois, on March 29, 1874, and raised near Riverside, California. He studied botany at the University of California, earning a B.S. in 1901, M.S. in 1902, and Ph.D. in 1906. In 1910, he married fellow University of California graduate Carlotta Case. Their daughter Martha was born in 1916.[1] He died while in Washington, DC for a conference on March 11, 1932.[2]