Joseph Nelson Rose
Joseph Nelson Rose | |
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botanist | |
Institutions | United States Department of Agriculture, Smithsonian Institution |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Rose |
Joseph Nelson Rose (January 11, 1862 – May 4, 1928) was an American
He received his Ph.D. in Biology from Wabash College in 1889. having received his B.A. in Biology and M.A. Paleobotany earlier at the same institute. He married Lou Beatrice Sims in 1888 and produced with her three sons and three daughters.
Rose worked for the
While Rose was employed by the national museum, he was an authority on several plants families, including
With Nathaniel Lord Britton, Rose published many articles on the Crassulaceae. He took a leave of absence from the Smithsonian to do further fieldwork in South America and publish with Britton, the four-volume work, The Cactaceae (1919–1923), illustrated by Mary Emily Eaton (1873–1961).[1]
Rose returned to work afterwards at the Smithsonian, making further contributions to Botany.
The standard author abbreviation Rose is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
Honors
In 1890, botanist
Notes
- ^ The Cactaceae: Descriptions and ... - Google Book Search at books.google.co.za
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Rose.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Rhodosciadium S.Watson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
External links
- Biographical material and related botany
- Joseph Nelson Rose letters to Walter Deane [1]