Oakes Ames (botanist)

Oakes Ames
Born(1874-09-26)September 26, 1874
DiedApril 28, 1950(1950-04-28) (aged 75)
Alma materHarvard University
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsHarvard University

Oakes Ames (/mz/; September 26, 1874 – April 28, 1950) was an American biologist specializing in orchids.[1] His estate is now the Borderland State Park in Massachusetts. He was the son of Governor of Massachusetts Oliver Ames and grandson of Congressman Oakes Ames.

  1. ^ "AMES, Oakes". The International Who's Who in the World. 1912. p. 26.