Amos Arthur Heller (original) (raw)
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American botanist (1867–1944)
| Amos Arthur Heller | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1867-03-21)March 21, 1867Danville, Pennsylvania U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 1944(1944-05-19) (aged 77)Vacaville, California U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Franklin & Marshall College |
| Spouse | Emily Gertrude Heller |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.Heller |
Amos Arthur Heller (March 21, 1867 – May 19, 1944) was an American botanist.[1]
Heller was born in Danville, Pennsylvania.
In 1892, Heller received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Franklin & Marshall College. In 1897, he received a Master's degree in Botany from Franklin & Marshall College.[2]
Starting with 1892, he issued at least 14 specimen series with printed labels which resemble exsiccatae, among others Plants of Porto Rico and Plants of the Hawaiian Islands.[3][4] Emily Gertrude Halbach (Emily Gertrude Heller) curated and co-edited at least eight of these series, e.g., Flora of Central Pennsylvania.[5][6]
From 1896 to 1898, Heller was a professor of Botany at the University of Minnesota.[2]
From 1898 to 1899, Heller worked on the Vanderbilt Expedition to Puerto Rico under the auspices of the New York Botanical Garden.[2]
Starting in 1905, Heller was a professor of Botany at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California.[2]
After moving to California, Heller and his wife, Emily Gertrude Heller, founded the botanical journal Muhlenbergia and Heller continued to edit that journal until 1915.[1] He also obtained an impressive collection from Puerto Rico.[7][8]
In 1896, Heller married Emily Gertrude Heller (née Halbach). She frequently collaborated with him both in the collection of specimens as well as illustrating his numerous publications.[1]
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- ^ a b c Williams, Roger L. (2003). A region of astonishing beauty. Lanham (Md.): R. Rinehart. p. 146. ISBN 1570983976.
- ^ a b c d Jordan, H.E. (February 1908). "The Pennsylvania-German As Biologist". The Penn Germania: A Popular Journal of German History and Ideals in the United States. IX (2). Cleona, PA: Holzapfel Publishing Company: 63.
- ^ "Plants of Porto Rico: IndExs ExsiccataID=309176960". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "Plants of the Hawaiian Islands: IndExs ExsiccataID=1280336383". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
- ^ "Flora of Central Pennsylvania: IndExs ExsiccataID=2147199930". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ California State University, Sacramento Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on July 1, 2008
- ^ Santiago-Valentín, Eugene (July 2005). "Amos Arthur Heller's Puerto Rico plant collecting itineraries of 1900 and 1902–1903 and their utility for the historical study of endangered plants". Brittonia. 57 (3). Allen Press: 292. doi:10.1663/0007-196X(2005)057[0292:AAHPRP]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. A.Heller.