Charles Bixler Heiser | |
|---|---|
 Heiser, circa 1990 | |
| Born | October 5, 1920 |
| Died | June 11, 2010 (aged 89) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany Ethnobotany Plant biosystematics |
| Doctoral advisor | Herbert Louis Mason[1] |
| Doctoral students | W. Hardy Eshbaugh Barbara Pickersgill[1] |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Heiser |
Charles Bixler Heiser Jr. (1920–2010) was a professor of botany, known as a leading expert on the sunflower genus Helianthus.[2][3][4] He is also noteworthy as the author of a "series of popular books that did much to promote botany to the general public."[2]
- ^ a b "Charles B. Heiser, Ph.D." Evolution Tree, academictree.org.
- ^ a b Pickersgill, Barbara; Anderson, Gregory J. (2011). "Charles Bixler Heiser Jr. 1920–2010" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences.
- ^ Pickersgill, Barbara; Anderson, Gregory J. (2010). "Travels with Charley—sunflowers and beyond: an appreciation of the life and work of Charles B. Heiser, Jr. (1920-2010)". Economic Botany. 64 (4): 281–286. Bibcode:2010EcBot..64..281P. doi:10.1007/s12231-010-9131-2. ISSN 0013-0001. S2CID 5636887.
- ^ "Charles Bixler Heiser Jr. (1920—2010)". Biology Department, Indiana University Bloomington. The Indiana University website gives incorrect years for Heiser's A.B. and M.A. — the years should be 1943 and 1944, respectively.