Aaron John Sharp | |
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Born | July 29, 1904 |
Died | November 16, 1997 | (aged 93)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University University of Oklahoma Ohio State University |
Known for | Bryology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | University of Tennessee |
Thesis | Taxonomic and Ecological Studies of Eastern Tennessee Bryophytes (1939) |
Doctoral students | Daniel H. Norris Allen C. Skorepa |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Sharp |
Aaron John Sharp (July 29, 1904 – November 16, 1997), known professionally as Jack Sharp, was an American botanist and bryologist, considered an expert on mosses.[1] The standard author abbreviation Sharp is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]