University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition

Jesse R. Lasky

Associate Professor of Biology
Book Title
Expedicion Botanica de Jose Celestino Mutis al Nuevo Reino de Granada y Memorias Ineditas de Francisco Jose de Caldas (Classic Reprint) (Spanish Edition)
Author
Francisco José de Caldas
Book Description
Caldas was an important Colombian geographer and naturalist whose work inspired, but was overshadowed by, more famous European scientists. I chose this book in the hopes that Caldas gets his due.
Year
2021

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