Robert Everard Woodson Explained
Robert Everard Woodson Jr. (28 April 1904 – 6 November 1963) was an American botanist.[1] He received a degree in biology in 1929 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
He gave classes in botany at Washington University, and from 1945 to 1963 he was a regular professor.[2] He was also curator of the Missouri Botanical Garden.[3] [4]
Notes and References
- Caroline K. Allen . David J. Rogers . Lorin I. Nevling, Jr. . 30 January 1965 . Robert Everard Woodson, Jr. (1904-1963) . Brittonia . 17 . 1 . 1–11 . 10.1007/bf02810488. 2805386. 340788 .
- Book: Stafleu . Frans A. . Cowan . Richard S. . Taxonomic literature. A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types . VII: W-Z . 28 August 2015 . 2nd . 1988 . Stafleu . Frans A. . Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema . Utrecht / Antwerpen . 9031308536 . 446–448.
- Web site: A Guide to the Archives and Manuscripts of the Missouri Botanical Garden . Riley . Martha . 1995 . Missouri Botanical Garden . 28 August 2015.
- Contradictory dates are given for the time spans Robert Everard Woodson served as curator: Riley 1995 states it was from 1948 to 1955 and from 1958 to 1963; according to Stafleu & Cowan 1988 it was from 1955 to 1956 and from 1959 to 1963 plus a time during which he seems to have been an unofficial / de facto curator, from 1945 to 1955.
