William Russell Anderson ( born William Russell Anderson ; 1942 - 2013 ) is an American botanist .
| William Russell Anderson | |
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| English William Russell Anderson | |
| Date of Birth | September 25, 1942 |
| Place of Birth | Tucson , Arizona |
| Date of death | November 2, 2013 (71 years old) |
| A country | USA |
| Scientific field | botany |
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| Awards and prizes | [d] ( 2008 ) |
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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 " WRAnderson " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
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Biography
William Anderson was born September 24, 1942 in the city of Tucson in the family of John Anderson and Eleanor McCaddon. He studied at Duke University , in 1964 he graduated with a bachelor of science. After that, he continued his studies at the University of Michigan , a year later receiving a master's degree in science, and in 1971 he became a doctor of philosophy.
Since 1971, Anderson worked as a deputy curator at the New York Botanical Garden . In 1974 he moved to Ann Arbor and began teaching at the Botanical Department of the University of Michigan. From 1986 to 1999 he was director of the university herbarium. In 2002, William Russell retired.
In 1967, William Anderson married Christian Eve Zaydenshnur. They had two children - Rebecca Christiana and Russell William, who died some time earlier than his father.
November 2, 2013 William Russell Anderson passed away.
William Anderson was awarded the American Society of Plant Systematists Aise Gray Prize and the Robert Allerton Prize for Excellence in the Tropics Botany of the National Tropical Botanical Garden.
The main focus of Anderson's research was tropical plants from the Malpigian family. Together with Rogers, Macvo Anderson actively studied the flora of western Mexico . Anderson was the editor-in-chief of an unfinished monograph of the flora of this region, Flora Novo-Galiciana .
Some scientific publications
- Flora Novo-Galiciana . Vols. 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17. 1987-1992.
Some plant species named after W. R. Anderson
- Aspilia andersonii H. Rob. 1984
- Anomospermum andersonii Krukoff , 1978
- Banisteriopsis andersonii B. Gates , 1982
- Barbacenia andersonii LBSm. & Ayensu , 1976
- Calycolpus andersonii Landrum , 2008
- Cassia andersonii HSIrwin & Barneby , 1978
- Clidemia andersonii Wurdack , 1989
- Cuphea andersonii SAGraham , 1990
- Galianthe andersonii ELCabral , 2000
- Gaudichaudia andersonii SLJessup , 2003
- Helicteres andersonii Cristóbal , 2001
- Heterocypsela andersonii H. Rob., 1979
- Heteropterys andersonii Amorim , 2004
- Hibiscus andersonii Krapov. & Fryxell , 2004
- Inga andersonii McVaugh , 1987
- Justicia andersonii Wassh. , 1992
- Koanophyllon andersonii RMKing & H. Rob., 1980
- Lomatozona andersonii RMKing & H. Rob., 1975
- Madagasikaria andersonii C. Davis , 2002
- Montanoa andersonii McVaugh, 1972
- Peixotoa andersonii CEAnderson , 1982
- Phoradendron andersonii Rizzini , 1980
- Pterandra andersonii CEAnderson, 1997
- Sida andersonii Fryxell, 1977
- Stachytarpheta andersonii Moldenke , 1974
- Struthanthus andersonii Kuijt , 2003
- Urvillea andersonii Ferrucci , 1985
Links
- Paul E. Berry. In memoriam: Emeritus Professor of Botany William Anderson (English) . University of Michigan (November 27, 2013). Date of treatment January 14, 2014. Archived on January 14, 2014.
- William Anderson: Obituary . The Ann Arbor News (November 7, 2013). Date of treatment January 14, 2014. Archived on January 14, 2014.