LeRoy Abrams

Professor
LeRoy Abrams
Born October 1, 1874
Died August 15, 1956 (1956-08-16) (aged 81)
Occupation Botanist
Employer Stanford University

LeRoy Abrams (October 1, 1874 – August 15, 1956) was an American botanist and author.[1][2] He taught as a Professor at Stanford University.[2] He wrote and illustrated a four-volume Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States, the final volume of which was published posthumously.[2]

He and his wife had a home overlooking the Santa Clara Valley.[2] Their only child, a daughter, predeceased him.[2]

The standard author abbreviation Abrams is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

Bibliography

References

  1. "LeRoy Abrams". Harvard University Herbaria - Index of Botanists. Harvard University. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Wilson, Albert (October 1956). "Wilson, Albert, 1903– Papers, ca. 1910–1995, Special Collections & University Archives M1397". Journal of the California Horticultural Society. XVII.
  3. IPNI.  Abrams.

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