Charles Arthur Hollick (February 6, 1857 – March 11, 1933), known widely as Arthur Hollick, was an American

paleobotanist Paleobotany or palaeobotany, also known as paleophytology, is the branch of botany dealing with the recovery and identification of plant fossils from geological contexts, and their use for the biological reconstruction of past environments (pale ...

. He was curator of fossil plants at

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and the

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Biography

Arthur Hollick was born in New Brighton, New York on February 6, 1857. He received a

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from Columbia School of Mines in 1879 and his doctorate at

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(then known as Columbian College) in 1897. He died in New York City on March 11, 1933.

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* 1857 births 1933 deaths Paleobotanists People from Staten Island New York Botanical Garden Columbian College of Arts and Sciences alumni Columbia School of Mines alumni Scientists from New York (state) {{paleontologist-stub