Henry Shoemaker Conard
American botanist
Died when: 97 years 25 days (1164 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Henry Shoemaker Conard (1874 - 1971) was a leading authority on bryophytes and water lilies, as well as an early advocate of environmental preservation.
From 1906 to 1955, Professor Conard worked at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.In 1954, he became the first to receive the Eminent Ecologist Award from the Ecological Society of America, an award that has continued annually ever since.
In 1969, Grinnell acquired a 365-acre (1.48 km2) plot of cropland and established the Conard Environmental Research Area, in recognition of the legacy of the longtime professor.
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