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Cyrus Longworth Lundell

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Cyrus Longworth Lundell

Birth
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
Death
28 Mar 1994 (aged 86)
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Plot
Monument Garden, Block 40 Lot 17 Space 2
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Scientist. While working for the Tropical Plant Research Foundation in 1931, he discovered the Maya city of Calakmul, which had been hidden in the jungle for a 1000 yrs. He discovered and identified more than 2,000 plants, many of them Texas natives. His name is incorporated in the Latin scientific names he identified, with the exception of those named for his wife.
Scientist. While working for the Tropical Plant Research Foundation in 1931, he discovered the Maya city of Calakmul, which had been hidden in the jungle for a 1000 yrs. He discovered and identified more than 2,000 plants, many of them Texas natives. His name is incorporated in the Latin scientific names he identified, with the exception of those named for his wife.

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  • Added: Jun 3, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9806/cyrus_longworth-lundell: accessed ), memorial page for Cyrus Longworth Lundell (5 Nov 1907–28 Mar 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9806, citing Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.