▁Kentucky , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁never ▁created . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁ ▁Other ▁work ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁Short ▁became ▁chair ▁of ▁M ater ia ▁Med ica ▁and ▁Medical ▁Bot any ▁at ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁same ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville . ▁ ▁Short ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁Journal ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁the ▁Associ ate ▁Sciences ▁between ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁He ▁also ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁journal ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁Additionally , ▁Short ▁co - w rote ▁the ▁book ▁Pl ants ▁of ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁Short ▁wrote ▁relatively ▁little ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁All ▁of ▁his ▁writ ings ▁combined ▁are ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁pages . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁Short ▁married ▁Mary ▁Henry ▁Church ill . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Kentucky ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁several ▁children . ▁Six ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁surv iving ▁at ▁Short ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ; ▁one ▁son ▁and ▁five ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Short ▁owned ▁a ▁botan ical ▁collection ▁with ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁plant ▁samples . ▁In ▁his ▁will , ▁he ▁requested ▁that ▁it ▁be ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁Smith son