Liberty Hyde Bailey Botanist
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: United States
- Born: Mar 15, 1858
- Died: Dec 25, 1954
Liberty Hyde Bailey (March 15, 1858 - December 25, 1954) was an American horticulturist, botanist and cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science.
Born in South Haven, Michigan, as the third son of farmers Liberty Hyde Bailey Sr. and Sarah Harrison Bailey, Bailey entered the Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) in 1878 and graduated in 1882. The next year, he became assistant to the renowned botanist Asa Gray. The same year, he married Annette Smith, the daughter of a Michigan cattle breeder, whom he met at the Michigan Agricultural College. They had two daughters, Sara May, born in 1887, and Ethel Zoe, born in 1889.
There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness.
happiness
Science may eventually explain the world of How. The ultimate world of Why may remain for contemplation, philosophy, religion.
religion
The true purpose of education is to teach a man to carry himself triumphant to the sunset.
education
A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion.
gardening
When the traveler goes alone he gets acquainted with himself.
being alone & travel
One's happiness depends less on what he knows than on what he feels.
happiness