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Roland W. Brown

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Roland W. Brown
Born1893
Died1961
NationalityAmerican
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsDepartment of Geology
United States National Museum

Roland Wilbur Brown (1893–1961) was an American paleobotanist and geologist.

Biography

Brown was born in 1893. In 1928 he was appointed as a geologist with the United States Geological Survey, where he remained until he retired in 1958. He also served as a Research Associate in the Department of Geology of the United States National Museum, starting from 1951 till his death in 1961. He studied a lot of Cenozoic and Mesozoic plants.[1]

The standard author abbreviation R.W.Br. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

References

  1. ^ Biography
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  R.W.Br.
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