LeRoy Abrams
Professor LeRoy Abrams | |
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| Born | October 1, 1874 |
| Died | August 15, 1956 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Botanist |
| Employer | Stanford University |
LeRoy Abrams (October 1, 1874 – August 15, 1956) was an American botanist and author.[1][2] He taught as a Professor at Stanford University.[2] He wrote and illustrated a four-volume Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States, the final volume of which was published posthumously.[2]
He and his wife had a home overlooking the Santa Clara Valley.[2] Their only child, a daughter, predeceased him.[2]
The standard author abbreviation Abrams is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]
Abrams is commemorated in the specific epithet abramsii.[4]
Bibliography
- Abrams, LeRoy (1902). Additions to the Flora of Los Angeles County I.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Abrams, LeRoy (1903). Additions to the Flora of Los Angeles County II.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Abrams, LeRoy (1904). Flora of Los Angeles and Vicinity.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Abrams, LeRoy (1908). Phytogeography of Trees and Shrubs of Southern California.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Abrams, LeRoy (1913). The Gymnosperms Growing On the Grounds of Leland Stanford Jr. University (PDF).
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Abrams, LeRoy (1914). Cypress Trees in Southern California.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Abrams, LeRoy (1915). The Floral Features of California.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Abrams, LeRoy (1923). Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Vol. 1. Stanford University Press.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Abrams, LeRoy (1944). Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Vol. 2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Abrams, LeRoy (1951). Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Vol. 3.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Abrams, LeRoy (1960). Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Vol. 4.
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References
- ^ "LeRoy Abrams". Harvard University Herbaria – Index of Botanists. Harvard University. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Wilson, Albert (October 1956). "Wilson, Albert, 1903– Papers, ca. 1910–1995, Special Collections & University Archives M1397". Journal of the California Horticultural Society. XVII.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Abrams.
- ^ Eggli, U.; Newton, L.E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 1. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
External links
Works by or about LeRoy Abrams at Wikisource
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