Amos Arthur Heller (March 21, 1867 – May 19, 1944) was an American botanist.[1]
Amos Arthur Heller | |
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Born | |
Died | May 19, 1944 | (aged 77)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Franklin & Marshall College |
Spouse | Emily Gertrude Heller |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Author abbrev. (botany) | A.Heller |
Early life
editHeller was born in Danville, Pennsylvania.
In 1892, Heller received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Franklin & Marshall College. In 1897, he received a Master's degree in Botany from Franklin & Marshall College.[2]
Career
editFrom 1896 to 1898, Heller was a professor of Botany at the University of Minnesota.[2]
From 1898 to 1899, Heller worked on the Vanderbilt Expedition to Puerto Rico under the auspices of the New York Botanical Garden.[2]
Starting in 1905, Heller was a professor of Botany at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California.[2]
After moving to California, Heller and his wife, Emily Gertrude Heller, founded the botanical journal Muhlenbergia and Heller continued to edit that journal until 1915.[1] He also obtained an impressive collection from Puerto Rico.[3][4] and issued several exsiccata-like series.[5]
Personal life
editIn 1896, Heller married Emily Gertrude Heller (née Halbach). She frequently collaborated with him both in the collection of specimens as well as illustrating his numerous publications.[1]
Botanist author abbreviation
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Williams, Roger L. (2003). A region of astonishing beauty. Lanham (Md.): R. Rinehart. p. 146. ISBN 1570983976.
- ^ a b c d Jordan, H.E. (February 1908). "The Pennsylvania-German As Biologist". The Penn Germania: A Popular Journal of German History and Ideals in the United States. IX (2). Cleona, PA: Holzapfel Publishing Company: 63.
- ^ California State University, Sacramento Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on July 1, 2008
- ^ Santiago-Valentín, Eugene (July 2005). "Amos Arthur Heller's Puerto Rico plant collecting itineraries of 1900 and 1902–1903 and their utility for the historical study of endangered plants". Brittonia. 57 (3). Allen Press: 292. doi:10.1663/0007-196X(2005)057[0292:AAHPRP]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. A.Heller.
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