03077nam 2200601 450 991082591230332120200520144314.00-8131-8879-20-8131-4962-2(CKB)3710000000333834(EBL)1914950(SSID)ssj0001432891(PQKBManifestationID)11995079(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001432891(PQKBWorkID)11406272(PQKB)11664698(OCoLC)897379735(MdBmJHUP)muse43739(Au-PeEL)EBL1914950(CaPaEBR)ebr11011809(CaONFJC)MIL690696(OCoLC)900344319(MiAaPQ)EBC1914950(EXLCZ)99371000000033383420150204h20042004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConstantine Samuel Rafinesque a voice in the American wilderness /Leonard WarrenLexington, Kentucky :The University Press of Kentucky,2004.©20041 online resource (275 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-59414-7 0-8131-2316-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Chronology; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 In the Beginning; Chapter 2 The Newcomer in Botanical Paradise, 1802-1805; Chapter 3 Sicily, 1805-1815; Chapter 4 American Science and Natural History in Rafinesque's Time; Chapter 5 Return to America, 1815-1818; Chapter 6 Going West, 1818; Chapter 7 Kentucky, 1819-1826; Chapter 8 The World of Finance and Banking; Chapter 9 Travels and Farewell to Lexington; Chapter 10 The Medicine Man; Chapter 11 History, Archaeology, and Linguistics; Chapter 12 Walam Olum; Chapter 13 Botany and ZoologyChapter 14 Last Years in PhiladelphiaChapter 15 Last Days; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZConstantine Samuel Rafinesque was a quintessential nineteenth-century American scientist and naturalist. Exalted by some, cursed by others, Rafinesque gave Latin names to over 6,700 plant species, was acknowledged by Darwin for his early insights into biological variation, and is frequently mentioned in the great natural history archives. Yet he has been almost forgotten in our own day. During his long career, which included some five years as an innovative professor at Transylvania University in Kentucky, Rafinesque's colorful and sometimes difficult personality led to troubles with his colleNaturalistsUnited StatesBiographyNaturalists508/.092BWarren Leonard1924-1615670MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825912303321Constantine Samuel Rafinesque4102300UNINA