Henry Andrew Imshaug

Henry Andrew Imshaug (1925–2010) was an American lichenologist notable for work on the genus Buellia and his "enormous and important collections from the Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes region, West Indies and subantarctic islands, together with his studies of those collections".[1] He is also known for mentoring numerous notable lichenologists and bryologists.[1] He was a professor at Michigan State University.[1] Imshaug is honoured in the lichen genus name Imshaugia.[2]

Imshaug participated in the 1972–1973 Auckland Islands Expedition where he studied lichens on the Auckland Islands.[3]

The standard author abbreviation Imshaug is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
  1. ^ a b c Henry Andrew Imshaug—1925–2010: A tribute, Irwin M. Brodo, The Bryologist 114(2):401–407. 2011, [1]
  2. ^ Meyer, Susan L.F. (1985). "The new lichen genus Imshaugia (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae)". Mycologia. 77 (2): 336–338. doi:10.2307/3793090. JSTOR 3793090.
  3. ^ Brian Douglas Bell (1975). "General Account of the Auckland Islands Expedition 1972–73". Department of Lands and Survey Reserves Series. 3: 27–49. ISSN 0110-6546. Wikidata Q125494914.
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Imshaug.