Huron Herbert Smith

Huron Herbert Smith
Huron H. Smith in suit, with bow tie and bowler hat.
BornJuly 26th, 1883[1]
Danville, Indiana[1]
DiedFebruary 25th, 1933 (age 49)[1]
Glenview, Illinois[1]
Resting placeMendon Cemetery, Madison County, Indiana[1]
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materDePauw University & Cornell University
Known forEthnobotany and photography
Scientific career
FieldsBotany & ethnobotany
InstitutionsField Museum of Natural History & Milwaukee Public Museum
Author abbrev. (botany)Hur.H.Sm.

Huron Herbert Smith (July 26th, 1883 – February 25th, 1933) was an American botanist and ethnobotanist. Born in Danville, Indiana, he studied and wrote about the use of plants by several tribes of Native Americans. He was an alumnus of Depauw University and Cornell University, and after receiving his degrees, became the assistant curator of botany at the Field Museum of Natural History followed then by becoming the head of the botany department at the Milwaukee Public Museum.[2] Smith's botanical specimen collection is stored at the Milwaukee Public Museum, digitized and available for viewing online.[3] Smith died in 1933 as the result of an automobile accident.[2]

The standard author abbreviation Hur.H.Sm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e TCollins (26 October 2016). "Huron Herbert Smith (1883–1933): Find A Grave Memorial". Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Smithsonian Online Virtual Archives (SOVA) (2021). "Huron H. Smith photograph collection". SOVA (sova.si.edu). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ Milwaukee Public Museum (2021). "Ethnobotany". Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Hur.H.Sm.


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