Charles Sprague Sargent
Botanist Charles Sprague Sargent
Botanist Charles Sprague Sargent
Botanist Charles Sprague Sargent was a Harvard University botany graduate and American Civil War veteran. Sargent went on to found Harvard's Arnold Arboretum.
Most noted for his work as the director of a nationally recognized arboretum, Charles Sprague Sargent was a talented illustrator of trees and their parts.
Professor Sargent was often referred to as knowing "more about trees than any other living person." He left a legacy of tree illustrations that have been a resource for students of tree identification for more than a century.
