Charles Schweinfurth

For the architect, his uncle, see Charles F. Schweinfurth.

Charles Schweinfurth (April 13, 1890 – November 16, 1970) was an American botanist and plant collector who distinguished himself by his studies on orchids.[1] He predominantly collected species from Peru which he described in his four volume reference work Orchids of Peru (1958). He was a researcher at the Botanical Museum of Harvard University, and director of the Ames Orchid Herbarium where, in 1958, he was succeeded by Leslie Andrew Garay.[2]

  1. ^ Brummitt, Richard K.; Powell, C. Emma (1992). Authors of Plant Names. London: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p. 578. ISBN 978-0-947643-44-7.
  2. ^ Schultes, Richard Evans (1958). "Garay appointed curator of Ames Orchid Herbarium". American Orchid Society Bulletin. 27: 583–584.