James Edgar Dandy
James Edgar Dandy (born September 24, 1903 in Preston , Lancashire , † November 10, 1976 in Tring ) was an English botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Dandy ".
Life
After studying at Preston Grammar School and Downing College in Cambridge, Dandy was 1925-1927 assistant at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew with John Hutchinson . In 1927 he moved to the British Museum in London . From 1956 to 1966 he was "Keeper" of the Department of Botany at the Natural History Museum in London . Dandy's specialty was the magnolia family (Magnoliaceae) and the genus of spawning herbs ( Potamogeton ). But he was also particularly familiar with the areas of taxonomy and older botanical literature. He has often helped clarify taxonomic questions from colleagues, but has therefore published less of his own work. The primary goal was the stability of the nomenclature. He was also involved in the problems of the nomenclature of Flora Europaea and the index nominum genericorum . His most important own work was the Index of generic names of vascular plants 1753–1774 , which was published in 1967. In 1966, Dandy retired.
Honor taxon
The name of the plant genus Dandya H.E. Moore from the asparagus family (Asparagaceae) honors James Edgar Dandy.
Works
- List of British vascular plants . 1958.
- The Sloane Herbarium ... with biographical accounts of the principal contributors ... 1958.
- Index of generic names of vascular plants 1753-1774 . 1967.
literature
- 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 .
- Frans Antonie Stafleu , Erik A. Mennega: Taxonomic literature. Supplement V: Da – Di ( Regnum Vegetabile. Volume 135). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 1998, ISBN 3-87429-402-1 , pp. 45-46, digitized .
- John Francis Michael Cannon : James Edgar Dandy (1903-1976). In: Watsonia. Volume 11, No. 4, 1977, pp. 419-420, PDF file .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for James Edgar Dandy at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ↑ data sheet for Dandy; James Edgar (1903-1976); Keeper of Botany at the Natural History Museum London
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dandy, James Edgar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Preston , Lancashire |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1976 |
| Place of death | Tring |