Burbank,Luther

Burbank,Luther
Burbank, Luther. 1849-1926.
American horticulturist who developed countless new varieties of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, including the Burbank potato and the Shasta daisy.

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  • Burbank, Luther — born March 7, 1849, Lancaster, Mass., U.S. died April 11, 1926, Santa Rosa, Cal. U.S. plant breeder. He was reared on a farm and never obtained a college education. Influenced by Charles Darwin s writings on domesticated plants, he began a plant… …   Universalium

  • Burbank, Luther — (7 mar.1849, Lancaster, Mass., EE.UU.–11 abr.1926 Santa Rosa, Cal.). Fitogenetista estadounidense. Fue criado en el campo y nunca recibió educación superior. A la edad de 21 años, influenciado por los escritos de Charles Darwin sobre plantas… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Burbank , Luther — (1849–1926) American plant breeder Burbank was brought up on a farm in Lancaster, Massachusetts, and received only an elementary education. He began breeding plants in 1870, when he bought a seven hectare plot of land. After about a year he had… …   Scientists

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  • Luther Burbank — (March 7 1849 – April 11, 1926) [ [http://www.invent.org/hall of fame/21.html Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile ] ] was an American botanist, horticulturist and a pioneer in agricultural science.He developed more than 800… …   Wikipedia

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  • Luther Burbank — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Burbank. Luther Burbank vers 1902 Luther Burbank (7 mars 1849 à Lancaster, Massach …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Luther — /looh theuhr/; Ger. /loot euhrdd/, n. 1. Martin /mahr tn/; Ger. /mahrdd teen/, 1483 1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation. 2. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning famous and army. * * *… …   Universalium

  • Luther — (as used in expressions) Burbank, Luther King, Martin Luther, Jr. Powell, Colin (Luther) Luther Robinson Eugene Luther Vidal …   Enciclopedia Universal

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