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Jan 21, 1846 Stockton, California, United States Died on 06 Feb 1918 (aged 72)
American botanical illustrator
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About Charles Edward Faxon
- Charles Edward Faxon (January 21, 1846 – February 6, 1918) was an American botanical artist and instructor of botany born in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. In 1867 he received his degree in civil engineering from Lawrence Scientific School in Cambridge.
- From 1879 to 1884, he taught classes in botany at the Bussey Institute. Faxon was knowledgeable in regards to the flora of New England, and in 1882 joined the staff at the Arnold Arboretum.
- Here he took charge of development of the herbarium and library.
- He worked closely with Charles Sprague Sargent (1841-1927), the director of the arboretum.
