A. S. Fairchild

• Name

  Arthur S. Fairchild

• Specialities

  Spermatophytes

• Roles

  Collector

• Movement Details

  Virgin Islands (U.S.)

• Notes

  See NY 60280 (Oncidium altissimum) for full name
  
  In 1943, Arthur Fairchild offered to give to the Virgin Islands people a 58.2 acre [23.6 hectare] park at Magens Bay on the north side of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands where he resided and had built a botanic garden. He provided, in advance, a plan for a Park Management Authority (with the stipulation that "preserving the natural beauty of the area with its trees and vegetation be a prime consideration..."). Government delays and paper work slowed the donation process, and the Deed of Conveyance was not completed until April 22, 1947.

• Collections

  Botanical Collections