Elmer Drew Merrill | |
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 Elmer Drew Merrill examines map of California Botanic Gardens | |
| Born | October 15, 1876 Auburn, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 1956 (aged 79) |
| Known for | study of the flora of the Asia-Pacific region |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of the Philippines (1908–1924) University of California, Berkeley (1924–1926) Columbia University (1929–1931) Harvard University (1935–1956) |
| Doctoral students | Shiu-Ying Hu |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Merr. |
Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist.[1] He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through the course of his career he authored nearly 500 publications, described approximately 3,000 new plant species, and amassed over one million herbarium specimens. In addition to his scientific work he was an accomplished administrator, college dean, university professor and editor of scientific journals.[2]
- ^ Abbe & Verdoorn 1948, p. 521.
- ^ Archives of the Arnold Arboretum