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Jane Loring Gray
Jane Loring Gray (1821–1909) was an American editing, editor. Although she was not herself a botanist, through her sympathy with her husband, Asa Gray, in his scientific work, she became acquainted with most of the American botanists of his time and, as his companion during his travels in Europe, she met many distinguished foreign botanists of that generation as well as some of the botanists of a still earlier generation. Early life Jane Lathrop Loring was born in Boston, Massachusetts, August 27, 1821. Her parents were Charles Greely Loring (lawyer), Charles Greely Loring, the lawyer, and Anna Pierce Brace of Litchfield, Connecticut. Her siblings were Caleb William Loring (1819–1897), Susan Mary Loring (1823–1905), and Charles Greely Loring (general), Charles Greely Loring Jr. The philanthropy, philanthropist, Charles Loring Brace, was Jane's cousin. Career She first became acquainted with her future husband in 1844, while he was delivering a course of lectures at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asa And Jane Gray With Joseph Hooker, 1877
Asa may refer to: People and fictional characters * Asa (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters so named * Asa people, an ethnic group based in Tanzania * Aṣa, Nigerian-French singer, songwriter, and recording artist Bukola Elemide (born 1982) * Asa (rapper), Finnish rapper Matti Salo (born 1980) Biblical and mythological figures * Asa of Judah, third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the House of David * Ása or Æsir, Norse gods Places * Asa, Hardoi Uttar Pradesh, India, a village * Asu, South Khorasan, Iran, also spelled Asa, a village * Asa, Kwara State, Nigeria, a local government area * Asa River (Japan), a tributary of the Tama River in Tokyo, Japan * Asa (Kazakhstan), a river * Asa River (Venezuela), a List of rivers in Venezuela, river in Venezuela Other uses * Acrylonitrile styrene acrylate, acrylic styrene acrylonitrile, an amorphous thermoplastic * Asa (album), ''Asa'' (album), the sixth studio album by the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |