Emma Dean Powell

Emma Dean Powell
Born(1835-07-07)July 7, 1835
New York City, United States
DiedMarch 13, 1924(1924-03-13) (aged 88)
Washington, D.C., United States
SpouseJohn Wesley Powell
Scientific career
Fields
  • botany
  • ornithology

Harriet Emma Dean Powell (July 7, 1835 – March 13, 1924) was an American botanist and ornithologist, and the wife of John Wesley Powell. She accompanied and cared for him after the loss of his arm during the Civil War and was with him during many of his trips to explore the Western United States serving as a scientific assistant collecting samples. John Wesley Powell's personal vessel for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition was named the Emma Dean in her honor.

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