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In January, 1910, Aven Nelson, professor of botany at the University of Wyoming received acclaim for his revision of the New manual of botany of the central Rocky Mountains (vascular plants), originally published in 1885 by John M. Coulter.

Aven Nelson wrote many articles and books about the flora of the Rocky Mountain west including the First Report on the Flora of Wyoming.He was a member of the first faculty of the University and served as president from 1917-1922. In 1893, he founded the Rocky Mountain Herbarium, which now contains the "largest collection of Rocky Mountain plants and fungi in existence."

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During 2010, we will feature the Wyoming

authors of 1910.

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