Award
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Jacob Bigelow
1787-02-27 – 1879-01-10
Life & Legacy
Jacob Bigelow (February 27, 1787 – January 10, 1879) was an American medical doctor, botanist and botanical illustrator. He was architect of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts (in which he is interred), husband to Mary Scollay, and the father of physician Henry Jacob Bigelow. The standard author abbreviation Bigelow is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Occupation & Career
botanist, poet, university teacher, physician, herpetologist, translator
Education
Harvard College; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Harvard Medical School
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Employer
Boston Latin School · Harvard University · Massachusetts General Hospital
Organizations & Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · American Philosophical Society
Education & Institutions
Harvard College · Harvard Medical School · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
Henry Jacob Bigelow
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1236142 · wikidata
Family Child
Catherine Scollay Parkman
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1236142 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Mary Scollay
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1236142 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1236142 — wikidata View source
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