William Oakes (botanist)
William Oakes (July 1, 1799 – July 31, 1848) was an American botanist.
William Oakes was born on July 1, 1799. He attended
Oakes was among the first travelers on a path to the summit of
Oakes eventually gave up law to pursue full-time his interest in natural history. He was asked to contribute a description of White Mountains flora to a geological survey report in 1842 and thereafter spent much time on the project.[1]
Oakes drowned on July 31, 1848, after falling off a ferry running between Boston and East Boston.[1] The fungus Aleurodiscus oakesii was named after him by Miles Berkeley and Moses Curtis,[4] and Potamogeton oakesianus (Oakes' Pondweed) also bears his name.[5] Others include Oenothera oakesiana and Oakesia conradii, which was later renamed Corema conradii.
The writings of Oakes, together with work by Asa Gray, were a significant source for a report produced by George Barrell Emerson in 1846 concerning the trees and shrubs of Massachusetts.[6] The herbarium of the New England Botanical Club holds many specimens collected by Oakes.[7]
The standard author abbreviation Oakes is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "William Oakes (1799-1848) Papers". Library of the Gray Herbarium. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-62584-533-7.
- ISBN 978-1-58834-430-4.
- ^ Volk, Tom. "Aleurodiscus oakesii, the oak parchment, cause of "smooth patch disease"". Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ Robbins, J. W. "Potamogeton oakesianus". GoBotany. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-57607-963-8.
- ^ "Herbarium". New England Botanical Club. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Oakes.
Further reading
- William Oakes Papers at the Library of the Gray Herbarium Archived June 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- William Oakes in libraries (WorldCat catalog)