Marcus Eugene Jones (April 25, 1852 – June 3, 1934) was an American

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, alt ...

, mining engineer and botanist. Throughout his career he was known for being an educator, scientist and minister. As an early explorer of the

western United States The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the Wes ...

, he is known as the authority for numerous

vascular plant Vascular plants (), also called tracheophytes () or collectively Tracheophyta (), form a large group of land plants ( accepted known species) that have lignified tissues (the xylem) for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant. They ...

s. Much of his career was spent self-employed in

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, th ...

, Utah. In his later years, and after the death of his wife, he lived in

Claremont, California Claremont () is a suburban city on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, California, United States, east of downtown Los Angeles. It is in the Pomona Valley, at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. As of the 2010 census it had a popu ...

Childhood

Marcus Eugene Jones was born in Jefferson, Ohio.

Major revisions

One of Jones' most notable accomplishments was his self-published revision of the North American species of ''

Astragalus ''Astragalus'' is a large genus of over 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae and the subfamily Faboideae. It is the largest genus of plants in terms of described species. The genus is native to te ...

''.

References

External links

The Marcus E Jones archive held at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Marcus E. American geologists 1852 births 1934 deaths Botanists active in North America People from Claremont, California People from Salt Lake City Scientists from California 19th-century American botanists 20th-century American botanists People from Jefferson, Ohio