Edgar Anderson

For the United States Air Force general, see Edgar R. Anderson, Jr.
Edgar Shannon Anderson
Born(1897-11-09)November 9, 1897
Forestville, New York
DiedJune 18, 1969(1969-06-18) (aged 71)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMichigan State College, Harvard University
AwardsDarwin-Wallace Medal
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsMissouri Botanical Garden, Washington University in St. Louis, John Innes Horticultural Institute, Arnold Arboretum
Doctoral advisorEdward Murray East
Author abbrev. (botany)E.S.Anderson

Edgar Shannon Anderson (November 9, 1897 – June 18, 1969) was an American botanist.[1][2] He introduced the term introgressive hybridization[3] and his 1949 book of that title was an original and important contribution to botanical genetics.[4] His work on the transfer and origin of adaptations through natural hybridization continues to be relevant.[5][6]

Anderson was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1934.[7] In 1954, he was an elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[8] He was also president of the Botanical Society of America in 1952,[9] and was a charter member of the Society for the Study of Evolution[10] and the Herb Society of America[11] He received the Darwin-Wallace Medal of the Linnean Society in 1958.[12]

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  2. ^ Kohler, Robert E. (November 2002). Landscapes and Labscapes: Exploring the Lab-Field Border in Biology. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-45010-0.
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  4. ^ Stebbins, G. L. (1978). "Edgar Anderson". National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs (PDF). Vol. 49. National Academy of Sciences. pp. 3–23.
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  6. ^ Edelman, Nathaniel B.; Mallet, James (23 November 2021). "Prevalence and Adaptive Impact of Introgression". Annual Review of Genetics. 55 (1): 265–283. doi:10.1146/annurev-genet-021821-020805. ISSN 0066-4197. PMID 34579539. S2CID 238203436. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Anderson, Edgar". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  9. ^ "BSA Presidents". Botanical Society of America. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  10. ^ Smocovitis, Vassiliki Betty (1994). "Organizing Evolution: Founding the Society for the Study of Evolution (1939-1950)" (PDF). Journal of the History of Biology. 27 (2): 241–309. doi:10.1007/BF01062564. ISSN 0022-5010. PMID 11639320. S2CID 9737192. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Who We Are". St. Louis Herb Society. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  12. ^ Keen, Kevin J. (26 September 2018). Graphics for Statistics and Data Analysis with R. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-429-63370-6. Retrieved 16 February 2022.