V. S. Summerhayes

V. S. Summerhayes
Born
Victor Samuel Summerhayes

(1897-02-21)21 February 1897
Street, England
Died27 December 1973(1973-12-27) (aged 76)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBotanist
Known forStudy of Orchids

Victor Samuel Summerhayes OBE (21 February 1897 – 27 December 1974) was an English botanist[1] in charge of the orchid herbarium at Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew for 39 years.[2]

Summerhayes was born on 21 February 1897 at Street, Somerset and he was educated at Sexey's School, Bruton and University College, London.[2] His time at University was interrupted by World War I, when he served in the Royal Engineers including action at the Battle of the Somme.[2] In 1920 after being awarded a first-class honours degree, he was awarded the Quain Studentship. Summerhayes started work at the Herbarium at Kew in 1924.[2]

Summerhayes retired from the Royal Botanical Gardens in 1964 and moved to Sidmouth where he lived until his death in 1974.[2]

The standard author abbreviation Summerh. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]
  1. ^ "V.S. Summerhayes | Collins - The New Naturalists Online". www.newnaturalists.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Summerh.