Carlos Alberto O'Donell
Carlos Alberto O'Donell (born October 11, 1912 in Buenos Aires , Argentina , † February 14, 1954 , San Miguel de Tucumán , Argentina) was an Argentine botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " O'Donell ".
Life
O'Donell studied at the Manuel Belgrano National High School and studied pharmacology at the Universidad de Buenos Aires , graduating with a diploma in 1937. In addition to many work on pharmacology and plant anatomy , he mainly worked in the field of plant taxonomy . From 1937 to 1954 he worked for the Miguel Lillo Foundation in San Miguel de Tucumán .
His main interest was the bindweed family (Convolvulvaceae), besides which he also dealt with, among other things, the yoke leaf family (Zygophyllaceae) and milkweed family (Euphorbiaceae).
Honors
In 1982 Kenneth R. Robertson named the genus Odonellia from the bindweed family in his honor.
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- Fred A. Barkley: Carlos Alberto O'Donell, 1912-1954 . In: Brittonia , Volume 8, Number 2, April 1955, pp. 115-120.
- Kenneth R. Robertson: Odonellia, a New Genus of Convolvulaceae from Tropical America . In: Brittonia , Volume 34, Number 4, Oct./Dec. 1982. pp. 417-423
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Carlos Alberto O'Donell at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Donell, Carlos Alberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Don Carlos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires , Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1954 |
| Place of death | San Miguel de Tucuman , Argentina |