Allen Hiram Curtiss
Allen Hiram Curtiss was a noted botanist in the United States. He may have been the first professional botanist to reside in Florida. His work included the discovery of fern species at the Pineola Grotto. He collected many specimens and was an author of botanical books. The Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, employed Curtiss for a brief tenure and several collections at the University of Florida Herbarium are named for him. Several species are named for him including Calamagrostis curtissii and Polygala curtissii
