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Liberty Hyde Bailey
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Born March 15, 1858
Died Dec 25, 1954
Citizenship American
Fields botanist

Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) was an American horticulturist, botanist and cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Horticulture is the art and science of plant cultivation Horticulturists (or horticuluralists) work and conduct research in the fields of Plant propagation Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life Born in South Haven, Michigan, he was educated and taught at the Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) before moving to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where he was director of the College of Agriculture. South Haven is a city in the US state of Michigan. Most of the city is in Van Buren County, although a small portion extends into Allegan County Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. The City of Ithaca (named for the Greek island of Ithaca) sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (abbreviated to CALS or Ag School) at Cornell University is a Statutory college of New He edited The Cyclopedia of American Agriculture (1907-09), the Cyclopedia of American Horticulture (1900-02), and the Rural Science, Rural Textbook, Gardencraft, and Young Folks Library series of manuals. He wrote scores of books, including scientific works, efforts to explain botany to laypeople, a collection of poetry, and also coined the words cultivar,[1] cultigen,[2] and indigen. A cultivar is a cultivated Plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics it is usually distinct from similar A cultigen is a plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans it is the result of Artificial selection. In general usage the word indigen is treated as a variant of the word indigene meaning a native Cornell has memorialized Bailey by dedicating Bailey Hall in his honor. A residence hall in Brody Complex at Michigan State University, and an elementary school in East Lansing, Michigan, were also named after him. Brody Complex is a group of six student housing buildings on the campus of Michigan State University, in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. East Lansing is a city in the US state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital

Bailey is credited with being instrumental in starting agricultural extension services, the 4-H movement, the nature study movement, parcel post and rural electrification. 4-H in the United States is a Youth organization administered by the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES of the United States The nature study movement (alternatively Nature Study or nature-study was a popular education movement in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Parcel post is a service of a Postal administration for sending parcels through the post. Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time He was considered the father of rural sociology and rural journalism. Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people

About 140 years after his birth, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Scholars Program was created at Michigan State University, the institution of higher learning where Bailey began his career. Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. The Bailey Scholars Program incorporates L. H. Bailey's love of learning and expressive learning styles to provide a space for students to become educated in fields that interest them.

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References

  1. ^ Bailey, L. H. (1923). Various cultigens, and transfers in nomenclature. Gentes Herb. 1: 113-136
  2. ^ Bailey, L. H. (1918). The indigen and the cultigen. Science ser. 2, 47: 306-308.
  3. ^ Brummitt, R. K. ; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are extensive Gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and ISBN 1-84246-085-4.  
  4. ^ Bailey, Liberty Hyde (1910). Cyclopedia of American agriculture: a popular survey of agricultural conditions, practices and ideals in the United States and Canada, In Four Volumes, Volume II --Crops. Macmillan Publishers, 2016 pages. Retrieved on 2008-05-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England.  

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