Born: 7-Mar-1849
Birthplace: Lancaster, MA
Died: 11-Apr-1926
Location of death: Santa Rosa, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Santa Rosa, CA

Gender: Male
Religion: Other
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Botanist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Botanist and plant breeder

At the end of his life, Luther fomented great controversy by declaring himself an infidel.

Wife: Helen Coleman (m. 1890, div. 1896)
Wife: Elizabeth Waters (m. 1916)
Sister: Jane Bell
Brother: George Burbank
Brother: Alfred Burbank
Mother: Olive Ross Burbank
Sister: Emma L. Burbank

    High School: Lancaster Academy, Lancaster, MA
    Teacher: Stanford University (1904-06)

    National Inventors Hall of Fame 1986

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