Amelia Smith Calvert
Amelia Smith Calvert | |
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Born | 1876 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | December 15, 1965 |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Study of Costa Rican flora |
Spouse(s) | Philip Powell Calvert |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Author abbrev. (botany) | A.S.Calvert |
Amelia Smith Calvert (1876, Philadelphia – 1965) was an American botanist noted for studying the flora of Costa Rica.[1][2][3] She was married to entomologist Philip Powell Calvert.[4]
Works[]
- Calvert, Amelia Smith; Calvert, Philip Powell (1917). A year of Costa Rican natural history. New York, The Macmillan company. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
The standard author abbreviation A.S.Calvert is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Calvert, Amelia Catherine (1876-)". Global Plants. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Amelia Smith Calvert photographs of Costa Rican plants, circa 1909-1910". hdl.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ Calvert, Amelia Smith. "Amelia Smith Calvert diaries, 1912-1929". Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ Cadwallader, Rive (25 May 2016). "A "Natural Garden": The Plant-Collecting Expedition of Amelia Smith Calvert". Special Collections Cataloging at Penn. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ IPNI. A.S.Calvert.
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- Women botanists
- 19th-century American scientists
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