William Sullivant
William Starling Sullivant (born January 15, 1803 in Franklinton , today Columbus , Ohio , † April 30, 1873 in Columbus ) was an American bryologist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ Sull. "
He was the son of Lucas Sullivant (1765-1823), founder of Franklinton, who later became Columbus, and Sarah Starling. He graduated from Ohio University in Athens and from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in 1823. He was one of the leading experts on mosses and liverworts in North America in his day. In 1845 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1847 he became a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , and in 1872 of the National Academy of Sciences .
As a bryologist, he later worked with Leo Lesquereux , an immigrant from Switzerland , who also continued the manual on the mosses of North America that had been started together.
He was married three times. His son TS Sullivant was a well-known cartoonist who u. a. published in Life Magazine .
Fonts
- A Catalog of Plants, Native and Naturalized, in the Vicinity of Columbus . Ohio, 1840
- with Leo Lesquereux : Musci Americani Exsiccata, 1856, 2nd edition 1865
Web links
- Author entry and list of the plant names described for William Sullivant at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ↑ Starling Sullivant's membership entry at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on June 22, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sullivant, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sullivant, William Starling (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American bryologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Franklinton |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1873 |
| Place of death | Columbus |