Annetta Mary Carter (June 28, 1907 – May 8, 1991) was an American botanist.
Annetta Mary Carter | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 28, 1907 Sierra Madre, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1991 (aged 83) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Plant collector |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.M.Carter |
Early life
editCarter was born on June 28, 1907, in Sierra Madre, California. After the death of her mother, Carter's father spent the summers working in the San Gabriel Mountains as a fire guard, giving Carter the freedom to explore her surroundings and develop an appreciation for nature.[1] Her interest in botany was encouraged and supported by her botany teacher at Pasadena High School.[2][3]
Education and career
editIn 1928, Carter enrolled in the Botany program at the University of California in Berkeley. She graduated in 1930 with her A.B. in Botany. Her graduating class consisted on 7 women, including Mary L. Bowerman. Carter went on to pursue her master's degree with a focus in the morphology of floating liverwort. Her studies during the program were supervised by William Albert Setchell.[2]
After receiving her M.A. in 1932, Carter went on to work at the University of California, Berkeley Herbarium where she began as a mounter. She remained with the herbarium under the title Principal Herbarium Botanist until her retirement in 1968. Despite having officially retired, Carter continued to assist the herbarium as a Research Associate.[2] Whilst employed at the herbarium, Carter began collecting throughout California.
The standard author abbreviation A.M.Carter is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
Personal life and death
editCarter died in Berkeley on May 8, 1991, at the age of 83.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Annetta Mary Carter". JSTOR Global Plants. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ a b c Ertter, Barbara (1992). "Annetta Mary Carter (1907-1991)". Madroño. 39 (3): 245–250. JSTOR 41424916 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Bancroft Library.; Carter, Annetta.; Constance, Lincoln; DeDecker, Mary.; Holleuffer, Carol.; McClintock, Elizabeth May (1987). California women in botany : interviews conducted by Carol Holleuffer ; with introductions by Lincoln Constance, Betty Gilchrist, Peter Rowlands, and John Hunter ; The Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.19163.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. A.M.Carter.
- ^ "Carter, Annetta (1907-1991)". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 23 January 2022.