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CLEMSON
UNIVERSITY'S HERBARIUM:
Thomas
Green Clemson, the University's founder, was born in Philadelphia
and educated in the United States and Europe. He was a champion
of formal scientific education and had a lifelong interest in
agricultural affairs and farming.
When
Thomas Clemson died on April 6, 1888, it set in motion a series
of events that marked the start of a new era in higher education
in the state of South Carolina. Mr. Clemson left most of his
estate to be used to establish a college that would teach scientific
agriculture and the mechanical arts to the young people of South
Carolina.
In
November 1889, Governor Richardson signed the bill accepting
Thomas Clemson's gift which established the Clemson Agricultural
College, now know as Clemson
University.
Department
Of Biological Sciences is a part of the College of Agriculture,Forestry,&
Life Sicences. Today Clemson University houses one of the best
departments in the field of biological sciences. Ground breaking
reserach, excellent faculty, state of the art facilities form
an integral part of this department, which helps students of
excel in this field.
Biological
Sciences department also supports Clemson
University's Herbarium. The Clemson Herbarium is a crucial
resource for the identification of plant specimens and an important
source of plant material for classroom instruction. Botanists
from the southeast and across the nation often borrow specimens
from Clemson's herbarium for use in plant research.
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