Thomas J. Howell (botanist)

Thomas Jefferson Howell
Thomas J. Howell in 1910
BornOctober 8, 1842
DiedDecember 3, 1912 (1912-12-04) (aged 70)
Portland, Oregon, United States
OccupationBotanist

Thomas Jefferson Howell (October 8, 1842 – December 3, 1912) was an American botanist.[1][2] Howell is considered one of the top three self-taught botanists of his era for the Pacific Northwest; the other two being Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf and William Conklin Cusick.[3]

  1. ^ Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435
  2. ^ Engeman, Richard H. (2009). The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of The Useful, The Curious, and The Arcane. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-88192-899-0.
  3. ^ Love, Rhoda M. (Fall 1998). "Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf (1850-1932) Pioneer Botanist of the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). Pacific Northwest Quarterly: 176. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-19.