Benjamin Lincoln Robinson
Benjamin Lincoln Robinson (born November 8, 1864 in Bloomington , Illinois , † July 27, 1935 in Jaffrey , New Hampshire ) was an American botanist . He was director of the Gray Herbarium at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts . Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ BLRob. "
Live and act
Robinson finished the work synoptical flora of North America by Asa Gray . In 1892 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1921 to the National Academy of Sciences .
Honors
The plant genus Robinsonella Rose & Baker f. from the Mallow family (Malvaceae) is named after him.
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- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Benjamin Lincoln Robinson at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bloomington , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1935 |
| Place of death | Jaffrey , New Hampshire |