Charles Reid Barnes
Charles Reid Barnes (born September 17, 1858 in Madison , Indiana, USA; † February 24, 1910 in Chicago , Illinois) was an American plant ecologist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Barnes ".
Barnes studied botany at Harvard University , where he worked closely with Asa Gray . In 1882 he became professor of botany at Purdue University and in 1887 received a call to the University of Wisconsin . In 1998 he became a professor of plant physiology at the University of Chicago .
One of the main research areas of Barnes was the spatial science of higher plants and mosses. As a plant physiologist, he was also one of the pioneers in photosynthesis research . In 1893, for example, he proposed that the process of converting carbon dioxide and water into hydrocarbons in plants should be referred to as photosyntax or photosynthesis. Although he preferred the former term, the term photosynthesis eventually caught on. He also discovered anaerobic photosynthesis in bacteria .
In addition to plant physiology, Barnes also dealt with the systematics of mosses ( bryology ). He is the namesake of the Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Award , which is presented by the American Society of Plant Biologists.
Fonts
- Charles Reid Barnes: On the Food of Green Plants . In: Botanical Gazette . Volume 18, 1893, pp. 403-411
- Charles Reid Barnes and FD Heald: Analytic Keys to the Genera and Species of North American Mosses . In: Bull. Univ. Wise. Sci. Ser. 1, 1896, pp. 157-368.
- Charles Reid Barnes: Photosyntax vs Photosynthesis . In: Botanical papers at Buffalo . Botanical gazette . Volume 22, 1896, p. 248
- Charles Reid Barnes: So-called 'Assimilation' . In: Botanisches Centralblatt . Volume 76, 1898, pp. 257-259
Web links
- Author entry and list of described plant names for Charles Reid Barnes at the IPNI
- photo
- Howard Gest: History of the word photosynthesis and evolution of its definition. Photosynthesis Research No. 73 (2002), pp. 7-10 (PDF, 112 kB)
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| SURNAME | Barnes, Charles Reid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American plant ecologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madison , Indiana, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1910 |
| Place of death | Chicago , Illinois |