Henry William Ravenel
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Henry William Ravenel was a botanist of the United States
. He studied fungi and cryptogams
in South Carolina, discovering a large number of new species. The genus Ravenelia is named after him, along with many of the species he discovered.
, where he was a member of the Clariosophic Society
. Pooshe plantation now lies beneath the waters of Lake Moultrie
, which was created in 1939. The nearest existing place is Bonneau
.
He made a critical study of the phaenogams (phanerogams?) of South Carolina, was botanist of the government commission to Texas in 1869 and was agricultural editor of the Weekly News and Courier. The genus Ravenelia of the Uredineae is named in his honor. He was credited with being the only American after the Rev. Moses A. Curtis, who knew specifically the fungi of the United States. The University of North Carolina
gave him the degree of LL.D. in 1886.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He studied fungi and cryptogams
Cryptogams
The name cryptogams is used fairly widely as a phrase of convenience, although regarded as an obsolete taxonomic term. A cryptogam is a plant that reproduces by spores...
in South Carolina, discovering a large number of new species. The genus Ravenelia is named after him, along with many of the species he discovered.
Early life and education
Henry William Ravenel was born on Pooshee Plantation, which had been in his family since before 1716. He attended nearby Pineville Academy and graduated in 1832 from South Carolina College, now the University of South CarolinaUniversity of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
, where he was a member of the Clariosophic Society
Clariosophic Society
The Clariosophic Society, also known as MΣΦ , is a literary society founded in 1806 at the University of South Carolina, then known as South Carolina College, as a result of the splitting in two of the Philomathic Society, which had been formed within weeks of the opening of the college in 1805 and...
. Pooshe plantation now lies beneath the waters of Lake Moultrie
Lake Moultrie
Lake Moultrie is the third largest lake in South Carolina covering over .-Location:Lake Moultrie is located in Berkeley County, South Carolina, is fed by Lake Marion through a diversion canal. Nearby towns include Moncks Corner, Bonneau and St. Stephen....
, which was created in 1939. The nearest existing place is Bonneau
Bonneau, South Carolina
Bonneau is a town in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 354 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
.
He made a critical study of the phaenogams (phanerogams?) of South Carolina, was botanist of the government commission to Texas in 1869 and was agricultural editor of the Weekly News and Courier. The genus Ravenelia of the Uredineae is named in his honor. He was credited with being the only American after the Rev. Moses A. Curtis, who knew specifically the fungi of the United States. The University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
gave him the degree of LL.D. in 1886.
Works
- Fungi Caroliniani Exsiccati (1853-60)
- Fungi Americani Exsiccati, with M. C. Cooke (1878-82)