Rolla Milton Tryon Jr. | |
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 Botanist Rolla Milton Tryon Jr. | |
| Born | August 26, 1916 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | August 20, 2001 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago University of Wisconsin–Madison Harvard University |
| Spouse | Alice F. Tryon |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Gray Herbarium, Harvard University |
| Doctoral students | Gerald J. Gastony, David S. Barrington, David S. Conant, Paulo G. Windisch |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | R.M.Tryon |
Rolla Milton Tryon Jr. (August 26, 1916 – August 20, 2001) was an American botanist who specialized in the systematics and evolution of ferns and other spore-dispersed plants (pteridology). His particular focus and interest lay in two areas, historical biogeography of ferns and the taxonomy of tropical American ferns.[1]
- ^ Gastony, Gerald J.; Barrington, David S.; Conant, David S. (2002). "Obituary: Rolla Milton Tryon Jr. (1916–2001)". American Fern Journal. 92 (1): 1–9. doi:10.1640/0002-8444(2002)092[0001:ormtj]2.0.co;2. S2CID 86139846.