Thomas Archibald Sprague ( born Thomas Archibald Sprague [1] [2] , October 7, 1877 - October 22, 1958 ) is a British botanist .
| Thomas Archibald Sprag | |
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| English Thomas Archibald Sprague | |
| Date of Birth | October 7, 1877 |
| Place of Birth | Edinburgh , Scotland , UK |
| Date of death | October 22, 1958 (81 years old) |
| Place of death | Cheltenham , England , UK |
| A country | Great Britain |
| Scientific field | botany |
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| 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 " Sprague " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
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Biography
Thomas Archibald Sprag was born in Edinburgh on October 7, 1877. [2] He was one of the eleven children of Thomas Bond Sprag. [2] His father was an actuary [2] [3] .
Thomas Archibald studied at the University of Edinburgh , where he graduated [2] . In the period from 1898 to 1900, Sprag took part in an expedition to Venezuela and Colombia [2] . After returning in 1900, he found work at Kew's Royal Botanic Gardens [2] . In 1913, Thomas Archibald visited the Canary Islands [2] . Spray made a significant contribution to botany by describing many species of seed plants [4] .
Thomas Archibald Sprag died in Cheltenham on October 22, 1958 .
Scientific activity
Thomas Archibald Sprague specialized in seed plants [1] .
Honors
The plant genus Spragueanella Balle was named after him.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 See the link “Personal Page” on the IPNI website in the “Systematic Wildlife” card.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dr. Thomas Archibald Sprague, 1877 - 1958
- ↑ Thomas Bond Sprague
- ↑ See the link in the card “Systematic wildlife”.
Literature
- Brummitt, RK; CE Powell. 1992 . Authors of Plant Names . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4 . (eng.)
- Robert Zander , Fritz Encke, Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold (Hrsg.): Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen . 13. Auflage. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 . (German)
- AA Bullock: Dr. Thomas Archibald Sprague, 1877-1958. In: Taxon. 9, Nr. 4, April bis Mai 1960, S. 93-102.