Andrew Denny Rodgers, III explained

Andrew Denny Rodgers, III (January 19, 1900 – January 7, 1981), was a lawyer and botanist who was born and died in Ohio.

He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1922, and obtained an LL.B. degree from Ohio State University in 1925.[1] He practiced law from 1926 to 1933, then undertook graduate study at Northwestern University from 1933 to 1935, and became a member of scientific organizations.[1] He published articles in plant science and other journals.[2] He became a serious student of the history of North American botany (and related fields), primarily of the later nineteenth century. In 1940 he published his first book, Noble Fellow. Noble Fellow was an extensive treatise on Rodgers' great-grandfather, bryologist William Starling Sullivant; it dealt with Sullivant's heritage and then followed with a thorough discourse on his life and times. In subsequent years he wrote and published six more books on North American botanical topics (see Books). His books received high praise from botanical professionals who reviewed them. Some examples:

Books

References

  1. News: Obituary . Columbus Dispatch . January 13, 1981.
  2. News: Memorial . Columbus Dispatch . January 14, 1981.