Lyster H. (Lyster Hoxie) Dewey

Born in 1865 and active in the United States Department of Agriculture, Lyster Hoxie Dewey was an American botanist best known for studying fiber plants and other economically important crops. Reliable sources from this search consistently connect him with research on flax, hemp, sisal, manila fiber, cotton, grasses, and troublesome weeds.

Dewey wrote for farmers, researchers, and policy makers as well as fellow botanists, helping turn plant science into practical agricultural guidance. He is especially remembered for his investigations into hemp and flax at a time when the USDA was expanding its work on crops that could support American industry.

He died in 1944. Although he is not a widely known public figure today, his name still appears in botanical and agricultural references, and his publications remain part of the historical record of American crop research.