George Washington Carver
1864 – 1943 · United States · Biology, Chemistry
Crop rotation and peanut science that rescued Southern soil and farmers.
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Who shaped George Washington Carver, and who they shaped
Inherited from1
- Carl Linnaeus
1707 – 1778 · Biology
Systematic botany is the discipline Carver applied to Southern soil and crop rotation.
Passed the work to2
- Nikolai Vavilov
1887 – 1943 · Biology
Crop diversity as a route to food security is their shared programme.
- Vandana Shiva
1952 · Philosophy, Environment
Regenerative, farmer-facing agronomy is the tradition Shiva's seed work continues.
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Carl Linnaeus
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