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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:California_State_University
gptkb:University_of_California
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Yale_University
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gptkbp:award
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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1828-03-01
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gptkbp:children
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William Brewer Jr.
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gptkbp:collaborator
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Charles F. Baker
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:California_Geological_Survey
Botanical illustrations.
Botanical expeditions in the Sierra Nevada
Establishment of botanical gardens in California.
Plant collections in the Pacific Northwest
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gptkbp:death_date
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1910-12-12
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:Botany
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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Natural history
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gptkbp:has_experience_in
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Plant ecology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Henry Brewer
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Dr._John_Muir
gptkb:David_Douglas
gptkb:George_Vasey
gptkb:William_H._Prescott
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:John_Torrey
gptkb:Asa_Gray
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gptkbp:involved_in
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gptkb:California_State_Agricultural_Society
gptkb:California_State_Board_of_Forestry
California State Mining Bureau
California State Agricultural Experiment Station.
California State Botanical Society
California State Horticultural Society
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Brewer's_blackbird
Brewer's sparrow
Brewer's fern.
California botanical studies
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gptkbp:member
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gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:California_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Botanical_Society_of_America
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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First to describe several plant species.
Pioneering work in California botany.
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gptkbp:notable_work
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The Flora of California
The Botany of the Sierra Nevada
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:gardens
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gptkbp:published_work
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Botanical Survey of California
California Plant Life
The Flora of the Sierra Nevada.
The Plants of California.
The Plants of the Pacific Coast
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gptkbp:research_areas
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Flora of the Western United States
Plant geography
Plant physiology.
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gptkbp:research_focus
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Plant taxonomy
Plant conservation.
Ecology of California plants
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mary Brewer
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:James_Dwight_Dana_Jr.
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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