David Fairchild
American botanist
Died when: 85 years 121 days (1023 months)Star Sign: Aries
David Grandison Fairchild (April 7, 1869 – August 6, 1954) was an American botanist and plant explorer.Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United States, including soybeans, pistachios, mangos, nectarines, dates, bamboos, and flowering cherries.
Certain varieties of wheat, cotton, and rice became especially economically important.
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