Harold Norman Moldenke
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| Born | March 11, 1909 Plant collector[1] |
Harold Norman Moldenke, also known as simply Moldenke (1909–1996) was an American
Nyctanthaceae and Eriocaulaceae.[2]
Early life
Moldenke was the son of
Cleopatra's Needle he reprinted. Harold was born in Watchung, New Jersey, in 1909, and earned a bachelor's degree from Susquehanna University in 1929.[2]
Moldenke's career started at the
Warren, Pennsylvania, he wrote a number of papers on Amazonian curare-producing plants with B.A. Krukoff. These were entitled Plants Strategic to the War Effort. His herbarium is accommodated in the Moldenke Room at the Plant Resources Center.[2]
Later career
In 1941, Moldenke, along with the collaboration of his wife,
University of Texas. Moldenke died at Corvallis, Oregon on January 7, 1996.[2]
Honors
In 1969, Moldenke was named an Honorary Life Member of the
Torrey Botanical Club. In 1970, he was made Honorary Curator of New York Botanical Garden.[2]
References
- ^ "Moldenke, Harold Norman (1909-1996)". Retrieved 2009-06-03.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)[permanent dead link] - ^ a b c d e "Biography of Harold N. Moldenke". New York Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- JSTOR 4465328.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Moldenke.
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