Who is Henry E. Perrine from The Everglades: River of Grass and what is their importance?

Henry E. Perrine was a medical doctor who came to Indian Key. He was interested in tropical botany and one of the first to recognize the value of quinine in the treatment of malaria. He received a grant of twenty-four thousand acres for the development of plants. His wife, two daughters and son lived with him at Indian Key. He was killed in an Indian attack.