Arthur Herman Holmgren
Arthur Herman Holmgren (born November 18, 1912 in Midvale (Utah) , † December 24, 1992 in Logan ) was an American botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " AHHolmgren ".
Holmgren studied at the University of Utah with a bachelor's degree in 1936 and at Utah State Agricultural College with a master's degree in 1942. He worked at various agricultural research stations and was from 1943 professor of botany and director of the Intermountain Herbarium at Utah State University . In 1978 he retired.
He had been married since 1934 and had two sons and two daughters. He played the violin in the orchestra at his university and was a passionate hobby gardener.
Several plant taxa were named in his honor.
Fonts
- Mountain plants of Northeastern Utah, Utah State University 1996
- Handbook of the vascular plants of the Northern Wasatch, Utah State Agricultural College, 4th Edition, 1972
- with Arthur Cronquist, Noel H. Holmgren, James L. Reveal: Intermountain flora: vascular plants of the Intermountain West, USA: Geological and botanical history of the region, its plant geography and a glossary. The vascular cryptograms and the gymnosperms, Hafner Pub. Co., 1972.
- with Berniece A. Andersen: A beginner's guide to mountain flowers, 1970
- Identification key to common western grasses, 1965
- The vascular plants of the Dinosaur National Monument, Utah State Univ, 1962
- Portulacaceae of Nevada, Plant Industry Station, 1955
- with Laurence Alexander Stoddart, C. Wayne Cook: Important poisonous plants of Utah, Agricultural Experiment Station, Utah State Agricultural College, 1949
- with Bassett Maguire: Noxious weeds of Utah farm lands, 1949
- Handbook of the vascular plants of northeastern Nevada. Utah State Agricultural College & Experiment Station, 1942
Web links
- Obituary, Deseret News
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Arthur Herman Holmgren at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holmgren, Arthur Herman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holmgren, Arthur Hermann; AHHolmgren (botanical author abbreviation) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Midvale, Utah |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1992 |
| Place of death | Logan |