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Amelia Smith Calvert
Born1876
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 15, 1965
Chester, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Known forStudy of Costa Rican flora
SpousePhilip Powell Calvert
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)A.S.Calvert

Amelia Smith Calvert (1876, Philadelphia – 1965) was an American botanist noted for studying the flora of Costa Rica.[1][2][3] She was married to entomologist Philip Powell Calvert.[4]

Works

  • Calvert, Amelia Smith; Calvert, Philip Powell (1917). A year of Costa Rican natural history. New York, The Macmillan company. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

The standard author abbreviation A.S.Calvert is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Calvert, Amelia Catherine (1876-)". Global Plants. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Amelia Smith Calvert photographs of Costa Rican plants, circa 1909-1910". hdl.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. ^ Calvert, Amelia Smith. "Amelia Smith Calvert diaries, 1912-1929". Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. ^ Cadwallader, Rive (25 May 2016). "A "Natural Garden": The Plant-Collecting Expedition of Amelia Smith Calvert". Special Collections Cataloging at Penn. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  A.S.Calvert.


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