James Yates
James Yates (born April 30, 1789 in Toxteth Park near Liverpool , † May 7, 1871 in Highgate ) was an English pastor , archaeologist and amateur botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " J.Yates ".
Live and act
Yates put on a plant collection for the Cycadaceae family , which later came to the British Museum in London.
Honors
The genus Yatesia Carruth. has been named in his honor.
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 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of described plant names for James Yates at the IPNI
- Short résumé at aim25.ac.uk (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paolo De Luca: A Historical Perspective on Cycads from Antiquity to the Present ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; "Early Private Collections" section.
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yates, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English pastor, archaeologist and amateur botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1789 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toxteth Park near Liverpool |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1871 |
| Place of death | Highgate |