Edwin James
Edwin P. James (born August 27, 1797 in Weybridge , Vermont , † October 28, 1861 in Burlington , Iowa ) was an American botanist , geologist , military doctor , non-fiction author and Bible translator . Its botanical author abbreviation is " E. James ".
Live and act
In 1820 James was a member of Stephen Harriman Long's expedition , where he managed the first ascent of Pikes Peak in Colorado. James was the first botanist to study the flora of the Rocky Mountains. From 1823 to 1833 he served as a surgeon in the US Army . From 1833 to 1836 he was editor of the Temperance Herald and Journal in Albany (New York) . He learned Indian languages and translated the New Testament into the language of the Ojibwe . In 1833 he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society .
Honors
After James, the plant genera Edwinia A.Heller from the hydrangea family (Hydrangeaceae) and Jamesia Raf. named from the legume family (Fabaceae).
literature
- Michael P. Branch: Edwin James (1797-1861). in: Reading the Roots. American Nature Writing before Walden. University of Georgia Press, Athens (Georgia) 2004, pp. 236ff.
Web links
- Charles C. Carpenter: James, Edwin (1797–1861) ( Memento from December 28, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Edwin James at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ^ Member History: Edwin James. American Philosophical Society, accessed October 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | James, Edwin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | James, Edwin P. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American botanist, geologist, non-fiction author, and Bible translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weybridge (Vermont) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1861 |
| Place of death | Rock Springs, Iowa |