Michael Schuck Bebb

Michael Schuck Bebb
BornDecember 23, 1833 (1833-12-23)
DiedDecember 5, 1895 (1895-12-06)
Alma materBeloit College, Wisconsin,
Known forExtensive research into the genus Salix
Awardsmember of the Philadelphia, Buffalo and Chicago Academies of Science
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Bebb

Michael Schuck Bebb (December 23, 1833 – December 5, 1895) was an American systematic botanist in the 19th century with a reputation as the leading salicologist in both America and Europe. His extensive work on the genus Salix led to several plants being named in his honour.[1]

  1. ^ W.Deane, 'Michael Schuck Bebb', Botanical Gazette, 21 (1896), pp. 53-66