Home Scientists Charles Edwin Bessey Charles Edwin Bessey Scientist Charles Edwin Bessey (1845–1915) was an American botanist. Personal facts Birth dateMay 01, 1845 Birth placeOhio , Milton Township Wayne County Ohio , Milton Ohio NationalityUnited States Date of deathFebruary 25, 1915 EducationMichigan State University Known forBessey system facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Scientist awardsNebraska Hall of Fame doctoral advisorAsa Gray Field of studyBotany Topical connections Adam C. StaceyPolitician Abdi KusowWriter Addison BrownJudge A. A. FredericksPolitician Ángel Cabrera Politician Bill AveryPolitician Allan MackintoshScientist Adam FrankScientist Alan W. MeerowScientist Arthur CronquistScientist Charles Edwin Bessey on Wikipedia Charles Edwin Bessey External resources http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=bioscisystematics http://unllib.unl.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=626 http://www.google.com/books?id=WsMTAAAAYAAJ http://www.lib.iastate.edu/arch/rgrp/13-5-11.html