American botanist and entomologist (1857–1945).
Born February 22nd, 1857 in Mount Vernon.
Died January 1st, 1945 at 87 years old in Urbana.
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon