Kate Sessions
General Information
Occupation: Landscape Designer, Educator, Horticulturist
Date of Birth: January 01, 1857
Date of Death: January 01, 1940
Birth City: San Francisco
Birth State/Province: California
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: San Diego
Resident State/Province: California
Resident Country: United States
Sources: "San Diego Biographies, Kate Sessions 185-1940." San Diego Historical Society. 11 Aug. 2008 http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/sessions/sessions.htm
Specialties
Subject: Plant Introduction
Jobs
Employer: San Diego Nursery
Title: Partner with Mr. and Mrs. Solon Blaisdell
City: San Diego
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1885
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Frank N. Meyer
Description: Medal of the American Genetic Association
Date Received: January 01, 1939
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: Balboa Park
State: California
Country: United States
Education
Institution: University of California at Berkeley
Start Date: January 01, 1877
End Date: January 01, 1881
Notes: Studied Science
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
Organization: San Diego Floral Association Publication, California Garden
Role: Founding Member
Start Date: January 01, 1906
Organization: Balboa Park Improvement Committee
Role: Founding Member with George Marston and Mary B. Coulston
Publications By
No publications by on record
Publications About
Title: Kate Sessions - Pioneer Horticulturist
Author: Elizabeth C. MacPhail
Publisher: San Diego Historical Society
City: San Diego
State: California
Country: United States
Date Published: January 01, 1976
Title: The Romance of Balboa Park
Author: Florence Christman
Publisher: San Diego Historical Society
City: San Diego
State: California
Country: United States
Date Published: January 01, 1988
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