William Carl Burger

**William Carl Burger**
William Carl Burger
Born	1932
Citizenship	United States
Fields	Botany
Alma mater	Washington University in St. Louis

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William Carl Burger (1932-) is an American botanist known for his contributions to the Costa Rican flora. Burger described 104 plant species, primarily in the Lauraceae and Moraceae.^[1]

Burger received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1953, an M.Sc. from Cornell University in 1958 and a Ph.D. from Washington University in 1961. He served as Chair of the Botany Department at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago from 1978-1985 and remains Curator Emeritus of Vascular Plants.^[2]

The standard author abbreviation W.C.Burger is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

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[0] International Plant Names Index

[1] "William C. Burger". Field Museum of Natural History. http://fm1.fieldmuseum.org/aa/staff_page.cgi?staff=burger. Retrieved 2008-07-01.

[2] "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

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