Edwin A. Kanst

 

Years: 

Year Hutchinson Medal awarded:

1911

Key contributions:

  1. Edwin A. Kanst is referred to as a Society “leader,” which implies he held some office or prominent role in the Chicago Horticultural Society around the early 1900s.​
  2. In the 1908 Chicago Tribune–sponsored citywide garden contest, his endorsement is quoted, emphasizing that the contest would bring about a “general cleaning up of the city,” showing him as an advocate for civic improvement and public horticulture.