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Bookmark or Share- David Douglas (1799-1834) - The Oregon EncyclopediaDavid Douglas is one of the best-known botanists in Oregon history, primarily because of the tree that bears the common name Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii, once Pinus douglasii), the Oregon state tree.From humble beginnings and through fortunate circumstance, he became a highly regarded collector of Pacific Northwest plants and animals, which he sent to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in ...
- David Douglas (botanist) - WikipediaDavid Douglas (25 June 1799 – 12 July 1834) was a Scottish botanist, best known as the namesake of the Douglas fir. He worked as a gardener, and explored the Scottish Highlands, North America, and Hawaii, where he died. [1]
- THE MAN WHO MADE PINES: DAVID DOUGLAS AND HIS CONIFER ... - ISHSAuthors. S. House. Abstract. 1999 was the bicentenary of the birth of the Scotsman David Douglas (1799-1834), who became known as one of the most intrepid of all the remarkable plant hunters of the past 200 years. Douglas travelled to the Pacific Northwest of America as the first botanical explorer to the region and came across a wealth of plants.
- David Douglas arrives at Fort Vancouver to begin two years of botanical ...On April 20, 1825, David Douglas (1799-1834) arrives at Fort Vancouver, the Hudson's Bay Company's new Columbia River headquarters, in the company of chief factor Dr. John McLoughlin (1784-1857). The young Scotsman is a collector for England's Horticultural Society, dispatched to the Northwest Coast to bring back specimens and seeds of the ...
- David Douglas - Discover Lewis & ClarkNo other botanical explorer in western North America is more famous than David Douglas. His name is associated with hundreds of western plants, and may also be found on mountains, rivers, counties, schools and even modern-day streets. He was a remarkable adventurer even though the fates were mostly unkind to his person.
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