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Washington Atlee Burpee

@washingtonburpee

American businessman (1858–1915)

Building Burpee Seeds as Founder

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Lived
1858–1915

About

Washington Atlee Burpee (1858–1915) was a horticulturist and botanical collector. They were born in Sheffield.

In context

Burpee Seeds was founded in 1876 and has no closure on record. Among the 438 other companies founded in the 1870s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 88 years.

Contribution

Washington's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.

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