Henry William Ravenel

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Henry William Ravenel (born Berkeley County, South Carolina, 19 May 1814; died Aiken, South Carolina, 17 July 1887). studied cryptogams in South Carolina, discovering a large number of new species. The genus Ravenelia is named after him, along with many of the species he discovered.

[edit] Early life and education

William Henry Ravenel was born on Pooshee Plantation, which had been in his family since before 1716. He attended nearby Pineville Academy and graduated in 1832 from South Carolina College, now the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of the Clariosophic Society. Pooshe plantation now lies beneath the waters of of Lake Moultrie, which was created in 1939. The nearest existing place is Bonneau.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pooshee Plantation - Lake Moultrie, Berkeley County, South Carolina SC

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