Robert Everard Woodson Jr. (28 April 1904 – 6 November 1963) was an American botanist.[1] He received a degree in biology in 1929 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. The standard author abbreviation Woodson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
Robert Everard Woodson | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 28, 1904 |
| Died | November 6, 1963 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis |
He gave classes in botany at Washington University, and from 1945 to 1963 he was a regular professor.[3] He was also curator of the Missouri Botanical Garden.[3][4][note 1]
Notes
edit- ^ Contradictory dates are given for the time spans Robert Everard Woodson served as curator: Riley 1995 states it was from 1948 to 1955 and from 1958 to 1963; according to Stafleu & Cowan 1988 it was from 1955 to 1956 and from 1959 to 1963 plus a time during which he seems to have been an unofficial / de facto curator, from 1945 to 1955.
References
edit- ^ Caroline K. Allen; David J. Rogers; Lorin I. Nevling, Jr. (30 January 1965). "Robert Everard Woodson, Jr. (1904-1963)". Brittonia. 17 (1): 1–11. Bibcode:1965Britt..17....1A. doi:10.1007/bf02810488. JSTOR 2805386. S2CID 340788.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Woodson.
- ^ a b Stafleu, Frans A.; Cowan, Richard S. (1988). Stafleu, Frans A. (ed.). Taxonomic literature. A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Vol. VII: W-Z (2nd ed.). Utrecht / Antwerpen: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. pp. 446–448. ISBN 9031308536. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Riley, Martha (1995). "A Guide to the Archives and Manuscripts of the Missouri Botanical Garden" (PDF). Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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