Lewis Caleb Beck

Lewis Caleb Beck
Born(1798-10-04)October 4, 1798
DiedApril 20, 1853(1853-04-20) (aged 54)
Alma materUnion College
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rutgers University

Lewis Caleb Beck (4 October 1798 Schenectady – 20 April 1853 Albany, New York) was an American physician, botanist, chemist, and mineralogist. The standard author abbreviation L.C.Beck is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

  1. ^ International Plant Names Index.  L.C.Beck.