Born in the state of New York, Asa Gray (1810-88) abandoned a
medical career to pursue his true interest in botany. He sought the
mentorship of the influential American botanist John Torrey, and
their collaborative efforts in classifying North American flora
according to biological similarities paved the way for Gray's
professorship at Harvard University after years of research. Gray
was also one of the few scientists to whom Charles Darwin revealed
his early ideas of evolutionary theory. After Gray's death, his
fellow botanist Charles Sprague Sargent (1841-1927) compiled the
lesser-known writings of a prolific author whose user-friendly
Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States and other works
inspired generations of botany enthusiasts. The two-volume
collection appeared in 1889. Volume 1 contains Gray's reviews of
important scientific publications, illuminating the development of
botanical literature between 1834 and 1887.
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