Elmer Otis Wooton
Elmer Otis Wooton (born September 19, 1865 in Kokomo, Indiana , † November 20, 1945 in Arlington, Virginia ) was an American botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Wooton ". The abbreviation “ Woot. " in use.
Live and act
Wooton went to New Mexico State University (NMSU) as a professor of chemistry and botany in 1890 . The New Mexico College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts had just been re-established, from which the name "NMC Herbarium" for the university herbarium is derived. Wooton began collecting plants in the area as early as the spring of 1890, and during his roughly two decades at New Mexico State University built the herbarium to a respectable size. In 1910 he became deputy curator of the National Herbarium. In 1911 he went to Washington, DC , where he worked for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) until 1935.
Dedication names
The plant genera Wootonella Standl. and Wootonia Greene are named after him.
Fonts
- Paul Carpenter Standley , Elmer Otis Wooton: Flora of New Mexico . 1915.
swell
- 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
- ^ "The NMC Herbarium History" at New Mexico State University .
- ↑ Entry “wootonii” at calflora.net .
- ↑ See Zander.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Elmer Otis Wooton at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wooton, Elmer Otis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kokomo, Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 20, 1945 |
| Place of death | Arlington, Virginia |