David Fairchild: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Apr 03, 2026
Anniversary information added. Aug 02, 2025
Added a pull quote. Mar 04, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 01, 2024
Media added. Aug 20, 2018
Mentioned his garden legacy in Miami and some of the specific plants he is credited with introducing. Aug 20, 2018
Deleted Web site: Complete bibliography. Oct 10, 2013
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of David Grandison Fairchild. Dec 29, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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