Asa Gray

Quick Facts

Full Name	Asa Gray
Occupation	Botanist
Date Of Birth	Nov 18, 1810(1810-11-18)
Age	214
Date Of Death	January 30, 1888, Cambridge, MA
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Scorpio

Asa Gray Biography

Asa Gray is one of the most popular and richest Botanist who was born on November 18, 1810 in New York, New York, United States. American scientist most known for publishing Gray’s Manual, a unifying collection of the taxonomic knowledge of plants in the United States.

He worked closely with Charles Darwin, who dedicated his book Forms of Flowers to him.

He was born in Sauquoit, New York, but traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe.

Asa Gray Net Worth

Asa Gray is one of the richest Botanist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Asa Gray 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was the first professor appointed to the University of Michigan and was set with the task of collecting books for the university’s library.

The highest award of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists is named after him, The Asa Gray Award, established in 1984.

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Facts & Trivia

Asa Ranked on the list of most popular Botanist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Asa Gray celebrates birthday on November 18 of every year.

What did Asa Gray discover?

Over his career, he identified many hundreds of new plant species , and numerous others have been named in his honour, including the genus Grayia of the amaranth family.

How did Asa Gray help Darwin?

I ask you not to mention my doctrine.” Asa Gray thus became the first person in North America to learn about Darwin’s ideas on natural selection. Darwin revealed his theory to the general public two years later in his revolutionary book, On the Origin of Species. Its publication prompted fierce debate in this country.

Who is the father of American botany?

Asa Gray may not be a household name for most people, but the “Father of American Botany” was a remarkable man. Gray was born in 1810. He began his career as a medical doctor but found that his true passion was for plants.

What is the use of botany?

Botany is important in the area of economic productivity because it is involved in the study of crops and ideal growing techniques that helps farmers increase crop yield. The study of plants is also important in environment protection.

Whats is natural selection?

Natural selection is the process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change. Individuals in a population are naturally variable, meaning that they are all different in some ways. This variation means that some individuals have traits better suited to the environment than others.