The Life and Botanical Accomplishments of Boris Alexander Krukoff (Advances in Economic Botany Vol. 2)

The biography of B. A. Krukoff, a pioneering economic botanist, is divided into five sections: his early life; employment from 1928-1937; several drug-plant projects with Merck and his work with the Chicle Development Company; his life as a manager of plantations in Central America; and his philanthropic contributions to botanical institutions.