Aaron John Sharp
Aaron John Sharp | |
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American | |
| Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University University of Oklahoma Ohio State University |
| Known for | Bryology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Tennessee |
| Thesis | Taxonomic and Ecological Studies of Eastern Tennessee Bryophytes (1939) |
| Doctoral students | Daniel H. Norris Allen C. Skorepa |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Sharp |
Aaron John Sharp (July 29, 1904 – November 16, 1997), known professionally as Jack Sharp, was an American botanist and bryologist, considered an expert on mosses.[1] The standard author abbreviation Sharp is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
Early life
Sharp was raised on a dairy farm near
Career
In 1929, Sharp moved to
Sharp served as president of the
Legacy
Two genera of moss were named in his honor; Neosharpiella in the family Bartramiaceae in 1973,[4] and Unclejackia (in family Brachytheciaceae) by Daniel H. Norris in 1999.[5] A species of shrub, Magnolia sharpii was also named by Dr. Faustino Miranda in 1955.[6]
Two awards bear his name; The Sharp Fund is a monetary award at the University of Tennessee for floristic studies in plants, and The Sharp Award of the American Bryological and Lichenological Society is presented to the best student paper at each annual meeting.[3]
Awards
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1944[7]
- Guggenheim Fellow, 1944–1946[8]
- Honorary Doctorate of Science, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1952
- Merit Award of the Botanical Society of America, 1973
- Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee, 1974
- Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew Award, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society, 1989
- Order of the Rising Sun (3rd class), Japan, 1990
- Distinguished Service Award, Tennessee Environmental Education Association, 1991
- Fellow of the Linnean Society, 1992
- Distinguished Achievement Citation, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1993
- Eloise Payne Luguer Medal, Garden Club of America, 1993
Selected publications
- Sharp, Aaron John (1945). Notas sobre la flora de la región escarpada de la parte noroeste del Estado de Puebla.
- Shanks, Royal Eastman; Sharp, Aaron John (1950). Summer Key to Tennessee Trees. University of Tennessee.
- Sharp, A. J.; H. Crum; P. M. Eckel, eds. (1994). Moss Flora of Mexico. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 69, vols. 1–2.
- Campbell, Carlos Clinton; Hutson, William F.; Sharp, Aaron John (1977). Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers. University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9780608014357.
- ISBN 9780893273613.
References
- ^ Burkhart, Ford (23 November 1997). "Dr. Aaron J. Sharp, 93, Botanist and Master of Moss". The New York Times.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Sharp.
- ^ JSTOR 3244523.
- ISBN 978-0-521-87225-6.
- S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Magnolia sharpii Miranda | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Historic Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- ^ Cattell, Jaques, ed. (1949). American Men of Science: A Biographical Dictionary. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The Science Press. p. 2244.
External links
IPNI. List of plant names with authority Sharp.
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