Geneva Sayre

Geneva Sayre
Born(1911-06-12)June 12, 1911
Guthrie Center, Iowa
DiedMay 26, 1992(1992-05-26) (aged 80)
Northhampton, Massachusetts
Alma mater
Known forleading expert on Grimmia
Scientific career
FieldsBryology
Institutions
Author abbrev. (botany)Sayre

Geneva Sayre (June 12, 1911, Guthrie Center, Iowa – May 26, 1992, Northhampton, Massachusetts) was an American bryologist and bibliographer.[1][2] She "pioneered bibliographical and historical bryology, a new field in the study, evaluation, and organization of the literature of bryology."[1]

  1. ^ a b "Geneva Sayre (1911-1992) Papers". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries.
  2. ^ Steere, William Campbell (1981). "Geneva Sayre–Teacher, Scholar, Bryologist, Bibliographer and Historian". Occasional Papers of the Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany. 16 (16): 1–3. doi:10.5962/p.317784. JSTOR 41760498.