James L. Reveal
20th century American botanist known for contributions to taxonomy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Lauritz Reveal (March 29, 1941 – January 9, 2015)[1] was a U.S. botanist best known for his contributions to the genus Eriogonum and for his work on suprageneric names. His website, at PlantSystematics.org,[2] also presents material on plant taxonomy including the Reveal system.[3] He published extensively on North American flora, was a member of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, and was one of the authors of the APG II and APG III classifications.
James Lauritz Reveal | |
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Born | March 29, 1941 |
Died | January 9, 2015(2015-01-09) (aged 73) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Utah State University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | University of Maryland |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Reveal |
At the time of his death, Reveal was a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland, adjunct professor at Cornell University's Department of Plant Biology and honorary curator at the New York Botanical Garden.[4]