death_date work_institution nationality field birth_date prizes article_title name
20 september 1945 johns hopkins university american paleontology botany paleobotany 10 february 1875 walker -lrb- 1942 -rrb- prize -lrb- 1901 -rrb- mary clark thompson medal edward w. berry
 edward wilber berry
edward w. berry

edward wilber berry -lrb- february 10 , 1875 -- september 20 , 1945 -rrb- was an american paleontologist and botanist ; the principal focus of his research was paleobotany .
berry studied north and south american flora and published taxonomic studies with theoretical reconstructions of paleoecology and phytogeography .
he started his scientific career as an amateur scientist .
at johns hopkins university he held various positions including teacher , research scientist , scientific editor and administrator .
