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 | |
|---|---|
| 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]