Alphonso Wood
Alphonso Wood (born September 17, 1810 in Chesterfield , New Hampshire , † January 4, 1881 in West Farms , New York ) was an American educator and botanist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Alph.Wood ". The abbreviation “ A.Wood ” (now used elsewhere) was also used in the past .
Works
- A class-book of botany . 1845 (41 editions published by 1855).
- Object lessons . 1862.
- Botanist and florist . 1870.
- Plant record . 1872.
- together with Steel: Fourteen weeks in botany . 1879.
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- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names. Edited by Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
literature
- Alphonso Wood . In: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club . tape 8 , no. 5 , May 1881, p. 53–56 ( first page partially online at JSTOR ).
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Alphonso Wood at the IPNI
- Entry at Virtual American Biographies (Engl.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wood, Alphonso |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American educator and botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chesterfield , New Hampshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 1881 |
| Place of death | West Farms , New York |