Bernice Giduz Schubert ( Eng. Bernice Giduz Schubert , 1913 - 2000 ) - American botanist . Known for her contribution to the taxonomy of the Dioscoreian , Begonia and Bean families.
| Bernice Giduz Schubert | |
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| English Bernice Giduz Schubert | |
| Date of Birth | October 6, 1913 |
| Place of Birth | Boston , Massachusetts |
| Date of death | August 14, 2000 (86 years old) |
| Place of death | Lexington , Massachusetts |
| A country |  USA |
| Scientific field | botany , phytochemistry |
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| Awards and prizes | Guggenheim Fellowship |
| Taxonomy of wildlife | |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation “ BGSchub. " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
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Biography
Bernice Schubert was born on October 6, 1913 in the city of Boston. In 1935 she received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst . From 1936 to 1949, Schubert worked at Gray’s Herbarium at Harvard University . In 1937 she became a master, in 1942 - a doctor of philosophy at Radcliffe College . From 1950 to 1951 she worked in the Brussels Botanical Garden . Schubert then returned to Harvard University, where she worked until 1984 . She taught biology, and was also curator of Arnold Arnold and editor-in-chief of Journal of the Arnold Arboretum . Schubert participated in the creation of the International Association of Plant Systematics ( IAPT ). Bernice Schubert died on August 14, 2000 in the city of Lexington .
Plants named after B. Schubert
- Begonia berniceae Aymard & GARomero , 2011 (" bernicei ")
- Desmodium schubertiae H. Ohashi , 1990
- Dioscorea schubertiae Ayala , 1984 (" schubertii ")
- Lonchocarpus schubertiae M. Sousa , 1989 (" schubertii ")
Literature
- Howard, RA Bernice Giduz Schubert, 1913-2000 (neopr.) // Arnoldia. - 2000. - T. 60 , No. 7 . - S. 44-45 . (eng.)
Links
- Bernice G. Schubert, 1913-2000 Papers (inaccessible link) . Library of the Gray Herbarium. Date of treatment December 31, 2011. Archived October 20, 2011.