Margaret Clay Ferguson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMargaret Clay Ferguson
American botanist
Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1863
Place of Birth: Orleans, New York, United States
Date of Death: 28-Aug-1951
Profession: botanist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Margaret Clay Ferguson
- Margaret Clay Ferguson was an American botanist best known for advancing scientific education in the field of botany.
- She also contributed on the life histories of North American pines.
- She was born in Orleans, New York in 1863 and attended the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in Lima, New York.
- Ferguson attended the Wellesley College, where she graduated in botany and chemistry in 1891, receiving her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1901.
- She was the first female President of the Botanical Society of America in 1929.
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