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Ynes Mexia

Mexican-american botanist (1870-1938).

Born May 24th, 1870 in Georgetown.

Died July 12th, 1938 at 68 years old in Berkeley (breast cancer).

Occupations
botanical collector, botanist
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson