Background
Burgess, Edward Sandford was born on January 19, 1855 in Little Valley, New York, United States. Son of Review Chalon and Emma (Johnston) Burgess.
Burgess, Edward Sandford was born on January 19, 1855 in Little Valley, New York, United States. Son of Review Chalon and Emma (Johnston) Burgess.
Bachelor of Arts, Hamilton College, 1879, Master of Arts, 1882, Doctor of Science, 1904. Fellow Johns Hopkins, 1880-1881. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1899.
Taught botany in Washington, 1881-1895, Marthas Vineyard Summer Institute, 1880-1895, Johns Hopkins University, 1885. Professor natural science, Hunter College, since 1895, acting president, January-May 1908. President Torrey Botanical Club, 1912-1913.
Author: History of Pre-Clusian Botany, 1902.
Species and Variations of Biotian Asters, 1906.
Club, 1912-1913.
Married Irene South. Hamilton, December 30, 1884.