Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer
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Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer (1870–1942) was an American
botanist and plant collector.
Elmer was born in 1870 in Van Dyne, Wisconsin
, United States
. He was educated at the Washington Agricultural College, and earned a M.Sc.
from Stanford University
in 1903. He made extensive plant collections in the Philippines
from 1904 to 1927, and also in California
, Borneo
, and New Guinea
. He was editor of Leaflets of Philippine Botany, where he published more than 1,500 new species.
Elmer died on April 17, 1942, in Manila
, the Philippines
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
botanist and plant collector.
Elmer was born in 1870 in Van Dyne, Wisconsin
Van Dyne, Wisconsin
Van Dyne is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Friendship, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 279...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He was educated at the Washington Agricultural College, and earned a M.Sc.
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1903. He made extensive plant collections in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
from 1904 to 1927, and also in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
, and New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
. He was editor of Leaflets of Philippine Botany, where he published more than 1,500 new species.
Elmer died on April 17, 1942, in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.