Edwin Bunting Bartram Explained

Edwin Bunting Bartram (28 July 1878 – 2 December 1964)^[1] was an American botanist and bryologist.^{[2] [3]} He described many dozens of new species in bryology, and contributed 143 works, including a number of books.^[3] He was a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Botanical Club, Torrey Botanical Club, New England Botanical Club, Sullivant Moss Society and British Bryological Society.^{[3] [4]}

His collections and publications contributed to the growth of the Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany.^[2] The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia also preserves some of his collected specimens.^[5] He contributed 143 publications, including several books, to bryology.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edwin Bunting Bartram.
2. Farlow Herbarium, Harvard University, Farlow Herbarium
3. Bartram, Edwin Bunting, Papers of Edwin Bunting Bartram, 1925-1963: A Guide, Archives, Farlow Reference Library of Cryptogamic Botany, Harvard University Herbaria Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, May 1998, http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~far00003
4. Book: Richards . P W . P. W. Richards . The British Bryological Society 1923-1983 . 1983 . The British Bryological Society . 0-9507639-1-8 . 17 August 2020.
5. Web site: Mid-Atlantic Herbaria Login. 2021-03-01. midatlanticherbaria.org.
6. 3240496. A Tribute to Edwin B. Bartram. Crum, Howard. Howard Alvin Crum. The Bryologist. 69. 1. Spring 1966. 124–134. 10.1639/0007-2745(1966)69[124:attebb]2.0.co;2.