William Alphonso Murrill
William Alphonso Murrill (born October 13, 1869 in Lynchburg , † December 25, 1957 in Gainesville ) was an American mycologist and known for his research on Agaricales and Polyporaceae . Its botanical author abbreviation is " Murrill ".
Life
Murrill received his PhD from Cornell University in 1897 under George Francis Atkinson , a leading authority on the taxonomy of the Basidiomycetes . From 1904 he worked as an assistant curator at the Herbarium and Library at Columbia University, and ultimately became a curator from 1919 to 1925. He also worked at the University of Florida and published more than 500 papers.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for William Alphonso Murrill at the IPNI
- Murrill, William Alphonso on Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden (with list of plant names described). Retrieved August 7, 2015
- William Alphonso Murrill (1869-1957). Mushroom. The Journal of Wild Mushrooming, accessed August 7, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thalyana Smith Vikos: William Alphonso Murrill (1869-1957). NYBG Herbarium Internships, accessed August 7, 2015 .
- ^ Weber G .: William Alphonso Murrill . In: Mycologia . tape 53 , no. 6 , 1961, pp. 543-557 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Murrill, William Alphonso |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Murrill (botanical author abbreviation) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lynchburg, Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1957 |
| Place of death | Gainesville (Floria) |