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'''William Campbell Steere''' (1907&ndash;1989) was an American [[botany|botanist]] known as an expert on [[bryophyte]]s ([[moss]]es, [[liverwort]]s, and [[hornwort]]s), especially arctic and tropical American species.<ref name=TL2>{{cite book|last1=Stafleu|first= Frans Antonie|last2= Cowan|first2= Richard S.|title=Taxonomic Literature: A Selective Guide to Botanical Publications and Collections with Dates, Commentaries and Types|volume=5|year=1985|pages=863–864|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33334002#page/876/mode/2up}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=In Memoriam: William C. Steere, 1907-1989|first=Guy R.|last= Brassard|journal=Arctic and Alpine Research|volume= 21|number= 4|year=1989|page=435|jstor=1551654}}</ref> He earned his PhD from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1932, then taught botany at Michigan for 21 years, becoming chairman of the botany department. He then spent 8 years at [[Stanford University]] as professor and dean of the Graduate Division, before joining the [[New York Botanical Garden]] as director and then president.<ref name="Crum 1977">{{cite journal|last1=Crum|first1=Howard|title=William Campbell Steere: an account of his life and work|journal=The Bryologist|date=1977|volume=80|issue=4|pages=662–694|doi=10.2307/3242430}}</ref><ref name="Buck 1986">{{cite book|last1=Buck|first1=William|title=Evolutionary Biology|editor=Hecht, Max|year=1986|publisher=Springer|location=New York|isbn=978-1-4615-6985-5|pages=1–24|volume=20|chapter=William Campbell Steere: An Outline of His Life and Continuing Career}}</ref>
'''William Campbell Steere''' (1907&ndash;1989) was an American [[botany|botanist]] known as an expert on [[bryophyte]]s ([[moss]]es, [[liverwort]]s, and [[hornwort]]s), especially arctic and tropical American species.<ref name=TL2>{{cite book|last1=Stafleu|first= Frans Antonie|last2= Cowan|first2= Richard S.|title=Taxonomic Literature: A Selective Guide to Botanical Publications and Collections with Dates, Commentaries and Types|volume=5|year=1985|pages=863–864|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33334002#page/876/mode/2up}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=In Memoriam: William C. Steere, 1907-1989|first=Guy R.|last= Brassard|journal=Arctic and Alpine Research|volume= 21|number= 4|year=1989|page=435|jstor=1551654}}</ref> He earned his PhD from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1932, then taught botany at Michigan for 21 years, becoming chairman of the botany department. He then spent 8 years at [[Stanford University]] as professor and dean of the Graduate Division, before joining the [[New York Botanical Garden]] as director and then president.<ref name="Crum 1977">{{cite journal|last1=Crum|first1=Howard|title=William Campbell Steere: an account of his life and work|journal=The Bryologist|date=1977|volume=80|issue=4|pages=662–694|doi=10.2307/3242430}}</ref><ref name="Buck 1986">{{cite book|last1=Buck|first1=William|title=Evolutionary Biology|editor=Hecht, Max|year=1986|publisher=Springer|location=New York|isbn=978-1-4615-6985-5|pages=1–24|volume=20|chapter=William Campbell Steere: An Outline of His Life and Continuing Career}}</ref>


He is commemorated in the names of the plant genera ''[[Steereocolea]]'', ''[[Steerea]]'', ''[[Steereobryon]]'', and ''[[Steerella]]''. Additionally [[Mount Steere]] in Antarctica is named for him.<ref name="TL2" /> In 1970, he was the last recipient of the [[Mary Soper Pope Memorial Award]] in botany.<ref name="cranbrook">[http://www.cranbrook.edu/sites/default/files/ftpimages/120/misc/misc_35342.pdf "Cranbrook Institute of Science Director's Papers"]. Cranbrook website. Retrieved Dec. 27, 2016.</ref>
He is commemorated in the names of the plant genera ''[[Steereocolea]]'', ''[[Steerea]]'', ''[[Steereobryon]]'', and ''[[Steerella]]''. Additionally [[Mount Steere]] in Antarctica is named for him.<ref name="TL2" /> In 1970, he was the last recipient of the [[Mary Soper Pope Memorial Award]] in botany.<ref name="cranbrook">[http://www.cranbrook.edu/sites/default/files/ftpimages/120/misc/misc_35342.pdf "Cranbrook Institute of Science Director's Papers"]. Cranbrook website. Retrieved Dec. 27, 2016.</ref> {{botanist|Steere|inline=yes}}

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==References==
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"Bill Steere" redirects here. For the Irish priest, see William Steere.

William Campbell Steere (1907–1989) was an American botanist known as an expert on bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts), especially arctic and tropical American species.[1][2] He earned his PhD from the University of Michigan in 1932, then taught botany at Michigan for 21 years, becoming chairman of the botany department. He then spent 8 years at Stanford University as professor and dean of the Graduate Division, before joining the New York Botanical Garden as director and then president.[3][4]

He is commemorated in the names of the plant genera Steereocolea, Steerea, Steereobryon, and Steerella. Additionally Mount Steere in Antarctica is named for him.[1] In 1970, he was the last recipient of the Mary Soper Pope Memorial Award in botany.[5] The standard author abbreviation Steere is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Stafleu, Frans Antonie; Cowan, Richard S. (1985). Taxonomic Literature: A Selective Guide to Botanical Publications and Collections with Dates, Commentaries and Types. Vol. 5. pp. 863–864.
  2. ^ Brassard, Guy R. (1989). "In Memoriam: William C. Steere, 1907-1989". Arctic and Alpine Research. 21 (4): 435. JSTOR 1551654.
  3. ^ Crum, Howard (1977). "William Campbell Steere: an account of his life and work". The Bryologist. 80 (4): 662–694. doi:10.2307/3242430.
  4. ^ Buck, William (1986). "William Campbell Steere: An Outline of His Life and Continuing Career". In Hecht, Max (ed.). Evolutionary Biology. Vol. 20. New York: Springer. pp. 1–24. ISBN 978-1-4615-6985-5.
  5. ^ "Cranbrook Institute of Science Director's Papers". Cranbrook website. Retrieved Dec. 27, 2016.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Steere.

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