American Museum of Natural History Research Library
author: American Museum of Natural History

Sargent, Charles Sprague 1841-1927
birth: April 24, 1841
death: March 22, 1927
Arboriculturalist
Charles Sprague Sargent planned the Jesup collection of North American Woods at the American Museum of Natural History. Sargent was appointed Director of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard in 1873 and Professor of Arboriculture in 1879