Charles Fremont Pond
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Nickname(s)Frog[1]
BornOctober 18, 1856
Brooklyn, Connecticut, U.S.
Brooklyn, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedJuly 4, 1929 (aged 72)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Berkeley, California, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Charles Fremont Pond | |
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| Nickname(s) | Frog[1] |
| Born | October 18, 1856 Brooklyn, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 1929 (aged 72) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1879-1918 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | USS Iroquois, USS Pennsylvania[2] |
| Relations | Emma McHenry Keith (wife) |
Charles Fremont Pond (October 18, 1856 – July 4, 1929) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Pond entered the US Naval academy on June 12, 1872, and graduated on June 20, 1876.[3]
In 1889, while surveying the coast and islands of Baja California on the USS Ranger, Pond collected numerous plants, which he sent to his friend, botanist Edward Lee Greene.[4] Greene named the cactus Mammillaria pondii in his honor.
