Thomas Gibson Lea Explained
Thomas Gibson Lea (December 14, 1785 – September 30, 1844) was an American botanist who was born in Wilmington, Delaware.[1] He was the older brother of the publisher, Isaac Lea and the younger brother of John Lea (1782 – 1862), who is known for his study of a cholera outbreak in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]
Lea was honored alongside Miles Joseph Berkeley (1803 – 1889; an English cryptogamist and clergyman) in the naming of Berkleasmium in 1854, which is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Dematiaceae.[3] Lea also lends his name to the lichen Phaeophyscia leana.[4]
Notes and References
- Book: James Grant Wilson. John Fiske. Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Grinnell-Lockwood. 1898. D. Appleton. 645–.
- 10.1093/ije/dyt016. Commentary: Cholera conundrums and proto-epidemiologic puzzles. The confusing epidemic world of John Lea and John Snow. International Journal of Epidemiology. 42. 43–52. 2013. Morens. David M.. 1. 23508406. 3600629.
- Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.
- Hansen . Curtis J. . Lendemer . James C. . 6 May 2019 . The First Report of the Rare Lichen Species Phaeophyscia leana (Physciaceae) from Alabama . Evansia . 36 . 1 . 10.1639/0747-9859-36.1.1 . 4 September 2024.
