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To neglect pure science and support only applied science would be like wanting children and eliminating parents.

John Merle Coulter

All science is one. Pure science is often immensely practical; applied science is often very pure science; and between the two there is no dividing line.

John Merle Coulter

Research is like the exploration of a new country. It must be traversed throughout; all trails must be followed and mapped. Some trails will lead to rich lands and valuable mines; others will not. No one can tell until everything has been explored.

John Merle Coulter

The meaning of evolution is probably more misunderstood than any doctrine of science. The reason is that it has been discussed very freely by those who are not informed, and in this way much misinformation has been propagated.

John Merle Coulter

We are not called upon to construct a theory of the universe even upon every well-attested fact, and the sooner this is learned the more time will be saved and the more functional will the observing powers remain.

John Merle Coulter

John Merle Coulter

John Merle Coulter

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Born: November 20, 1851

Died: December 23, 1928 (aged 77)

Bio: John Merle Coulter, Ph. D. was an American botanist and educator.:57 9 In his career in education administration, Coulter is notable for serving as the president of Indiana University and Lake Forest College and the head of the Department of Botany at the University of Chicago.

Known for:

Morphology of Gymnosperms (1910)
North American Species of Cactus
Botanical Gazette

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