Sereno Watson
Encyclopedia
Sereno Watson was an American
botanist.
Graduating from Yale
in 1847, he drifted through various occupations until, in California, he joined the Clarence King
Expedition and eventually became its expedition botanist. Appointed by Asa Gray
as assistant in the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University
in 1873, he later became its curator
, a position he maintained until his death..
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
botanist.
Graduating from Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1847, he drifted through various occupations until, in California, he joined the Clarence King
Clarence King
Clarence R. King was an American geologist, mountaineer, and art critic. First director of the United States Geological Survey, from 1879 to 1881, King was noted for his exploration of the Sierra Nevada. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island.-Career:...
Expedition and eventually became its expedition botanist. Appointed by Asa Gray
Asa Gray
-References:*Asa Gray. Dictionary of American Biography. American Council of Learned Societies, 1928–1936.*Asa Gray. Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998.*Asa Gray. Plant Sciences. 4 vols. Macmillan Reference USA, 2001....
as assistant in the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1873, he later became its curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
, a position he maintained until his death..
Works
- Botany, in Report of the geological exploration of the 40th parallel made ... by Clarence King, 1871
- Publications by and about S. Watson on WorldCat