John C. Semple
John Cameron Semple | |
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Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Boston, Massachusetts |
Education | Doctor of Philosophy |
Alma mater |
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Known for | Cytology, morphology, phylogeny, and nomenclature of members of the tribe Astereae[1] |
Children | 3 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany (including cytotaxonomy) |
Institutions | University of Waterloo |
Thesis | The Cytology, Flavonoid Chemistry and Systematics of the Texas Sleepy Daisy Xanthisma texanum DC. (Asteraceae) (1972) |
Doctoral students | Luc Brouillet |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Semple |
Website | uwaterloo |
John Cameron Semple (born 1947) is a
Early life and education
John Cameron Semple was born in 1947[4] in Boston, the second child of three to Bob Semple, an accountant, and Margaret Semple, a school teacher. As a child, John had an interest in art and took classes in the subject at a local museum. In high school, he became interested in biology, and this led him to enroll in Tufts University in 1965 to begin the study of medicine. At the encouragement of a botany professor he met at Tufts, he included courses in botany and taxonomy in his studies and decided to attend graduate school to become a botanist.[5]
After earning a Bachelor of Science in 1969 from Tufts,[6] Semple enrolled at Washington University in St. Louis, spending most of his time at the Missouri Botanical Garden.[5] In 1971 and 1972, he earned Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in biology with a focus on botany.[6] His 1972 PhD dissertation was entitled The Cytology, Flavonoid Chemistry and Systematics of the Texas Sleepy Daisy Xanthisma texanum DC. (Asteraceae).[1] Semple acquired a background in cytotaxonomy and evolutionary classification while performing this research, as well as an affinity toward the study of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[5]
Career
For post-doctoral studies, Semple remained at Washington University in St. Louis, also serving as a lecturer and visiting assistant professor, into the summer of 1974. Beginning that fall, he became a lecturer at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, where he spent his career and retired in 2012.[5] One of Semple's early notable doctoral students was Canadian botanist Luc Brouillet.[7][8]
The majority of Semple's post-retirement work has been focused on the goldenrod genus Solidago.[9] In February 2021, he and botanist James B. Beck published a revision of the genus based on a large phylogenomic study. This revision can be viewed on Semple's website[10] as well as in the original paper.[11]
Awards
Semple received the COSEWIC Service Award from the
Personal life
Semple and his wife Brenda have three sons and several grandchildren.[5]
Selected publications
The standard author abbreviation Semple is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[13] Semple has published over 220 works including several new species.[12] A sampling of his work is listed here in chronological order.
- Semple, J.C.; OCLC 475054649 – via ResearchGate.
- Semple, J.C.; OCLC 475054649 – via ResearchGate.
- Semple, J.C.; Brammall, R.A. (November 1982). "Wild Aster lanceolatus × lateriflorus Hybrids in Ontario and Comments on the Origin of A. ontarionis (Compositae-Astereae)". doi:10.1139/b82-237.
- Semple, J.C.; Ringius, G.S.; Zhang, J. (1999). "The Goldenrods of Ontario: Solidago L. and Euthamia Nutt. 3rd Edition". University of Waterloo Biology Series. 39. Ontario: Department of Biology, University of Waterloo: 1–90.
- Semple, J.C.; Heard, S.B.; Brouillet, L. (2002). "Cultivated and Native Asters of Ontario (Compositae: Astereae): Aster L. (Including Asteromoea Blume, Diplactis Raf. and Kalimeris (Cass.) Cass.), Callistephus Cass., Galatella Cass., Doellingeria Nees, Oclemena E.L.Greene, Eurybia (Cass.) S.F.Gray, Canadanthus Nesom, and Symphyotrichum Nees (Including Virgulus Raf.)". University of Waterloo Biology Series. 41. Ontario: 1–134.
- ISSN 0008-4220.
- Hood, J.L.A.; Semple, J.C. (22 December 2003). "Pappus Variation in Solidago (Asteraceae: Astereae)". JSTOR 41961022 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Semple, J.C.; Hood, J.L.A. (21 December 2005). "Pappus Variation in North American Asters. I. Double, Triple and Quadruple Pappus in Symphyotrichum and Related Aster Genera (Asteraceae: Astereae)". JSTOR 41968510 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Semple, J.C. (2 April 2013). "On the Name Solidago mirabilis (Asteraceae: Astereae) and a New Name for a Japanese Species of Goldenrod" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 2013 (24). Fort Worth, Texas: OCLC 540632713.
- Semple, J.C.; Peirson, J.A. (1 July 2013). "A Revised Nomenclature for the Solidago simplex Complex (Asteraceae: Astereae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 2013 (41). Fort Worth, Texas: OCLC 540632713.
- Semple, J.C. (21 August 2013a). "A New Species of Triplinerviae Goldenrod in Eastern Canada (Asteraceae: Astereae): Solidago brendiae" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 2013 (57). Fort Worth, Texas: OCLC 540632713.
- Semple, J.C.; Faheemuddin, H.; Chong, Y.A.; Sorour, M.K.; Hood, J.A.; Khamis, I.; Ma, Y.; Kornobis, K. (21 August 2013). "A Multivariate Morphometric Study of the Solidago canadensis/S. lepida Complex of Solidago subsect. Triplinerviae (Asteraceae: Astereae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 2013 (58). Fort Worth, Texas: OCLC 540632713.
- Semple, J.C.; OCLC 540632713.
- JSTOR 26603071 – via ResearchGate.
- Semple, J.C. (16 October 2019). "Symphyotrichum estesii, a New Species of Virguloid Aster from Tennessee (Asteraceae: Astereae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 2019 (36). Fort Worth, Texas: OCLC 540632713.
- Semple, J.C.; OCLC 540632713.
- Semple, J.C. (13 September 2021d). "Astereae Lab – Classification and illustrations of goldenrods". Ontario: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- Semple, J.C. (14 October 2021c). "Astereae Lab – Solidago Goldenrods". Ontario: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
Citations
- ^ a b c d Semple 2021b.
- ^ Semple 2021e.
- ^ Semple 2013a, p. 4.
- ^ IPNI 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Lotosky 2012.
- ^ a b Botanical Society of America 1995.
- ^ Semple & Brouillet 1980a.
- ^ Semple & Brouillet 1980b.
- ^ Semple 2021c.
- ^ Semple 2021d.
- ^ Semple & Beck 2021a.
- ^ a b Semple n.d.a.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Semple.
References
- ISSN 1537-2197. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- IPNI (2020). "Semple, John Cameron". www.ipni.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- Lotosky, W. (22 May 2012). "The Last Classically Trained Cytotaxonomist in North America". Ontario: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- Semple, J.C. (n.d.a). "John C. Semple [profile]". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- Semple, J.C. (8 May 2021b). "Astereae Lab – John C. Semple". Ontario: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- Semple, J.C. (9 November 2021e). "Astereae Lab home". Ontario: University of Waterloo. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
External links
- Publications by John C. Semple at ResearchGate
- John C. Semple publications indexed by Google Scholar