John H. Chandler Explained

John H. Chandler
Birth Date:1909
Nationality:English
Death Date:1987
Field:Botany

John Harris Chandler (1909–1987) was an English botanist best known for his research in the Flora of Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire (particularly Rosa, Rubus, Salix and Ulmus).[1] [2] He worked with E. Joan Gibbons in fieldwork in Lincolnshire.[3]

In his professional life, he was an officer for Customs and Excise.[2]

The major part of Chandler's herbarium material is held by Spalding Gentlemen's Society.[1]

Notes and References

  1. The herbarium of John H. Chandler (1909-1987) . Annual Report and Accounts . 2013. 22 June 2016 . Spalding Gentlemen's Society. Seaward . M. R. D. . 19.
  2. T. C. E. . Wells . I. . Weston . July 1988 . Obituaries. Watsonia . 17 . 2. 209–210 . 23 June 2016.
  3. F.H. Perring . I. Weston . Obituary: E. Joan Gibbons (1902-1988) . Watsonia . 1989 . 17 . 507-508 .