Marshall Avery Howe

Howe in 1927

Marshall Avery Howe (June 6, 1867 in Newfane, Vermont[1] -1936) was an American botanist, taxonomist, morphologist, curator and the third director of the New York Botanical Garden.[2]: 115  [3] He specialized in the study of liverworts (Hepaticae) and algae, and was also an expert on the cultivation of dahlias and other ornamental plants. He was an instructor in cryptogamic botany at the University of California at Berkeley and was appointed curator of the New York Botanical Garden in 1906, and assistant director in 1923, and director in 1935[4]: 347–348  after the resignation of Elmer Drew Merrill. In collecting for the gardens, he made numerous expeditions collecting algae and liverworts. He was an active member of the "Garden Club" in New York. He served as secretary then president of the Board of Trustees of the Pleasantville Free Library.

Howe edited and distributed two exsiccata-like series Hepaticae Californicae and North American marine algae, collected at San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Great Rogged Islands, Bahamas.[5][6]

The standard author abbreviation M.Howe is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

References

  1. ^ 1000 Men, by Dorman Bridgman Eaton Kent; p. 79; published 1915 by the Vermont Historical Society; via archive.org
  2. ^ Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435
  3. ^ The New York Botanical Garden Archives and Manuscripts Collections. "Marshall Avery Howe Records". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. ^ Stafler, Frans Antonie; Cowan, Richard S. (1976). "Howe, Marshall Avery". Taxonomic literature: a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Vol. I (2nd ed.). Utrecht: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. ISBN 9789031302246. OCLC 2709682.
  5. ^ "Hepaticae Californicae: IndExs ExsiccataID=907685632". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ "North American marine algae, collected at San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Great Rogged Islands, Bahamas: IndExs ExsiccataID=157302016". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  M.Howe.


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