Francis Harper (biologist)

Francis Harper
BornNovember 17, 1886
Southbridge, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 17, 1972 (Aged 86)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materCornell University
Scientific career
Author abbrev. (botany)F. Harper
Notes
The botanist Roland McMillan Harper is Francis' brother.

Francis Harper (17 November 1886 – 17 November 1972) was an American naturalist known for the study of the 18th-century American naturalists John and William Bartram.[1] His research included studies of the Okefenokee Swamp and fieldwork in the north eastern United States and in northern Canada, and authored new combinations for two species originally described by William Bartram, Garberia heterophylla[2] and Roystonea elata.[3][4]

  1. ^ Norment, Christopher J. (March 2000). "Francis Harper (1886–1972)" (PDF). Arctic. 53 (1): 72–75. doi:10.14430/arctic837. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 6 Jan 2009.
  2. ^ Bartonia; a Botanical Annual. Proceedings of the Philadelphia Botanical Club. Vol. 23.
  3. ^ "Harper, Francis (1886-1972) : IPNI Author Details". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  4. ^ "Search result as "Author standard form = W.Bartram (including publishing authors, including basionym authors) and Ranks". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved June 25, 2019.