Reed C. Rollins
Encyclopedia
Reed Clark Rollins was an American
botanist, professor at Harvard University
and one of the founders of both the International Association for Plant Taxonomy
and the Organization for Tropical Studies
. He was also the second president of each of them.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
botanist, professor at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and one of the founders of both the International Association for Plant Taxonomy
International Association for Plant Taxonomy
The International Association for Plant Taxonomy promotes an understanding of plant biodiversity, facilitates international communication of research between botanists, and oversees matters of uniformity and stability in plant names . The IAPT was founded on July 18, 1950 at the Seventh...
and the Organization for Tropical Studies
Organization for Tropical Studies
The Organization for Tropical Studies is a network of ecological research stations created in Costa Rica in 1963. OTS is run by a non-profit consortium of 63 universities, based in the United States, Australia and Latin America . The corporate headquarters of OTS are at Duke University, in...
. He was also the second president of each of them.
Sources
- Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A. "Reed Clark Rollins (7 December 1911 – 28 April 1998)" Taxon 48(2): pp. 225–56
- Campbell, Christopher S. and Greene, Craig W. (1988) "A Tribute to Reed Clark Rollins, Recipient of the 1987 Asa Gray Award" Systematic Botany 13(1): pp. 170–171
External links
- Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A. (1999) "Reed Clark Rollins", Biographical Memoir at National Academy Press