luther burbank

luther burbank



Luther Burbank (March 7, 1849 – April 11, 1926) [1] was an American botanist, horticulturist and a pioneer in agricultural science.

Burbank was criticized by scientists of his day because he did not keep the kind of careful records that are the norm in scientific research and because he was mainly interested in getting results rather than in basic research. Jules Janick, Ph.D., Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, writing in the World Book Encyclopedia, 2004 edition, says: "Burbank cannot be considered a scientist in the academic sense."