Subject: ethnobotany

From: [email-masked] (HoffHort)
Date: 29 Aug 1996 23:07:19 -0400

Where are there master's degree programs in ethnobotany? I live in the
Washington-Baltimore area, but would like to know about programs anywhere
in the U.S. Thanks!

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From: Charlie Butterworth <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 16:25:01 +0100

In article <[email-masked]>, HoffHort
<[email-masked]> writes
>Washington-Baltimore area, but would like to know about programs anywhere

Before applying to study ethnobotany you should consider whether it would be
better to study 'straight' ethnobotany or whether to study the subject as part
of plant taxonomic studies - many botanists look at the ethnbotany of their
chosen plant groups as part of their taxonomic work.  Regardless of this you
should contact the following people/departments:

1. Professor Richard Schultes, Harvard University. He retired from the botany
department only a few years ago and is probably the 'grand-daddy' of
ethnobotany. There are likely to be a few people still at Harvard who are
interested in ethnobotany. Schultes' main interest lies in the ethnobotany of
north-western Amazonia (Colombia, Ecuador).

2. Economic Botany section of New York Botanic Garden (Bronx) - they have strong
interests in central America (I think).

3. Missouri Botanic Gardens run various Masters/doctorate programmes in tropical
botany in conjunction with local universities try contacting P. Mick Richardson.

Obviously, if you are not keen on studying tropical New World ethnobotany, my
advice may be irrelevant. Anyway all the best with finding a suitable course.

-- 
Charlie Butterworth

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From: [email-masked] (William H. Reid)
Date: 31 Aug 1996 03:08:21 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (HoffHort)

> Washington-Baltimore area, but would like to know about programs anywhere

There are some great ethnobotanists at U. of Washington. Check their home
page, then
get in touch and see if you can design a program if they do not have one.
Bill
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William H. Reid, Sr. Res. Sci.  <[email-masked]>
Environmental Technology, K6-84   
Battelle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, WA 99352-0999 USA <http://www.pnl.gov>