Mary Agnes Chase

U.S. botanist, botanical collector and scientific illustrator (1869–1963)
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Mary Agnes Chase

Summary

Mary Agnes Chase is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Iroquois County[2]. She was born on +1869-04-29T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Bethesda[4]. She died on +1963-09-24T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a botanist[6], agrostologist[7], botanical collector[8], suffragist[9], and scientific illustrator[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Mary Agnes Chase's place of birth was Iroquois County[2].
  • Mary Agnes Chase died in Bethesda[4].
  • Mary Agnes Chase was born on +1869-04-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mary Agnes Chase died on +1963-09-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Mary Agnes Chase is buried at Rosehill Cemetery[12].
  • Mary Agnes Chase was married to William Ingraham Chase[13].
  • Mary Agnes Chase held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Mary Agnes Chase worked as a botanist[6].
  • Mary Agnes Chase's professions included agrostologist[7].
  • Mary Agnes Chase's professions included botanical collector[8].
  • Mary Agnes Chase's professions included suffragist[9].
  • Mary Agnes Chase worked as a scientific illustrator[10].
  • Mary Agnes Chase worked as a botanical illustrator[15].
  • Mary Agnes Chase's field of work was botany[16].
  • Mary Agnes Chase's field of work was grass[17].
  • Mary Agnes Chase was employed by Smithsonian Institution[18].
  • Among Mary Agnes Chase's employers was United States Department of Agriculture[19].
  • Mary Agnes Chase was employed by Field Museum of Natural History[20].
  • Among Mary Agnes Chase's employers was United States National Museum[21].
  • Mary Agnes Chase was educated at University of Chicago[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Mary Agnes Chase is First book of grasses; the structure of grasses explained for beginners[23].
  • Mary Agnes Chase received the Fellow of the Linnean Society of London[24].
  • Mary Agnes Chase received the honorary doctor of the University of Illinois system[25].
  • Mary Agnes Chase was a member of Silent Sentinels[26].
  • Mary Agnes Chase was a member of NAACP[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Mary Agnes Chase was born in Iroquois County[2]. She was born on +1869-04-29T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Mary Agnes Chase was educated at University of Chicago[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[6], agrostologist[7], botanical collector[8], suffragist[9], scientific illustrator[10], and botanical illustrator[15]. Fields of work include botany[16], an academic discipline[28] and grass[17], an organisms known by a particular common name[29]. Employers include Smithsonian Institution[18], an institution[30], in United States[31], founded in 1846[32], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[33]; United States Department of Agriculture[19], a ministry of agriculture[34], in United States[35], founded in 1862[36], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[37]; Field Museum of Natural History[20], a natural history museum[38], in United States[39], founded in 1893[40], headquartered in Chicago[41]; and United States National Museum[21], a national museum[42], in United States[43], founded in 1850[44], headquartered in Smithsonian Institution Building[45].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Mary Agnes Chase is First book of grasses; the structure of grasses explained for beginners[23]. Things named for her include Agnesia[46], a taxon[47]; Chasechloa[48], a taxon[49]; and Sinochasea[50], a taxon[51].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Linnean Society of London[24], a fellowship award[52], in United Kingdom[53] and honorary doctor of the University of Illinois system[25], an award[54], in United States[55].

Personal Life

Among Mary Agnes Chase's spouses was William Ingraham Chase[13].

Death and Burial

Mary Agnes Chase died on +1963-09-24T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Bethesda[4]. Burial took place at Rosehill Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Mary Agnes Chase ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

She has been cited as an influence by Charlotte Goodding Reeder[58], a botanist[59], 1916–2009[60], of United States[61], specialised in botany[62].

Entities named for her include Agnesia[46], a taxon[47]; Chasechloa[48], a taxon[49]; and Sinochasea[50], a taxon[51].

FAQs

Where was Mary Agnes Chase born?

Born in Iroquois County[2], Mary Agnes Chase…

Where did Mary Agnes Chase die?

Mary Agnes Chase passed away in Bethesda[4].

Who was Mary Agnes Chase married to?

Mary Agnes Chase's spouses include William Ingraham Chase[13].

What did Mary Agnes Chase do for work?

Mary Agnes Chase worked as botanist[6], agrostologist[7], botanical collector[8], suffragist[9], and scientific illustrator[10].

Where did Mary Agnes Chase go to school?

Mary Agnes Chase was educated at University of Chicago[22].

What awards did Mary Agnes Chase receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Linnean Society of London[24] and honorary doctor of the University of Illinois system[25].

Who did Mary Agnes Chase influence?

Mary Agnes Chase has been cited as an influence by Charlotte Goodding Reeder[58].

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  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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