Herbert Fuller Wernham

Herbert Fuller Wernham
FLS[2]
Born24 September 1879
Hatcham, London, England
Died20 September 1941(1941-09-20) (aged 61)[3]
Rochford, Essex, England
Nationality British
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsBritish Museum[1]
Author abbrev. (botany)Wernham

Herbert Fuller Wernham (24 September 1879 – 20 September 1941) was a British botanist, who from 1909 to 1929 worked at the British Museum, as an assistant in the botany department. From 1911 to 1921 he published extensively on tropical plants and many genera, retiring in 1921 due to ill health (alcoholism).[1]

The standard author abbreviation Wernham is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

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  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Wernham.