Charles Wright (botanist)
Charles Wright | |
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Born | 29 October 1811 |
Died | 11 August 1885 (although one reference says 1886) Wethersfield |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Taxonomy Botany |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Charles Wright (October 29, 1811 – August 11, 1885) was an American
History
Wright was born in
In 1849, he joined an army expedition (with Gray's help)
His collections from these two trips, formed the basis of Gray's Plantae Wrightianae (1852–53). He found around 50 new plants in the area.[3]
Between 1853 and 1856, he took part in the
Wright left the expedition at San Francisco in February 1856 and went south to Nicaragua.[2] His collection of plants from Hong Kong was used by George Bentham for his Flora Hongkongensis (1861).
Between 1856 and 1867, he led a scientific expedition to
From 1875 to 1876, he was the librarian of the Bussey Institution at Harvard University.[10]
His lichen specimens were given to Edward Tuckerman.[1]
Legacy
Charles Wright is commemorated in the names of a number of plants, including
Charles Wright Elementary School in Wethersfield, Connecticut is named after him.[12]
See also
References
- Barbara and Richard Mearns - Audubon to Xantus, The Lives of Those Commemorated in North American Bird Names ISBN 0-12-487423-1
- Richard A Howard Charles Wright in Cuba, 1856-1867 ISBN 0-89887-059-3
- ^ a b c d e f Mary Gunn and L. E. W. Codd Botanical Exploration Southern Africa, p. 381, at Google Books
- ^ a b c d e f Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins and Michael GraysonThe Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles, p. 290, at Google Books
- ^ a b Carolyn DodsonA Guide to Plants of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert, p. 24, at Google Books
- ISBN 978-0-801-83741-8.
- ^ a b Dan Lewis Fische Early Southwest Ornithologists, 1528-1900, p. 82-83, at Google Books
- ^ Francis Whittier PennellThe Scrophulariaceae of Eastern Temperate North America at Google Books
- ^ Barnes, Peter. "Japan's botanical sunrise". barnes-botany.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Charles Darwin The Correspondence of Charles Darwin:, Volume 12; Volume 1864, p. 212, at Google Books
- ^ Dupree, p. 310
- ^ OBITUARY RECORD OF GRADUATES OF YALE COLLEGE Deceased during the Academical Year ending in June 3 1856 (PDF). 1856. pp. 302–03.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. C.Wright.
- ^ Zymaris, Eva; Polansk, Rob (12 May 2017). "Kindergartner receives 'princess' treatment for last day of cancer treatment". wfsb.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.