Percy Wilson (botanist)
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Photo from March 1944 issue of Journal of The New York Botanical Garden
Percy Wilson (1879–1944)[1] was an American botanist.
He joined the New York Botanical Gardens as a museum aide. Wilson then became the assistant to Nathaniel Lord Britton, the NYBG Director-in-Chief. In 1914 Wilson became an Associate Curator.[2]
In 1917, Wilson authored The Vegetation of Vieques Island.[3]
The standard author abbreviation P.Wilson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Wilson, Percy (1879-1944) on JSTOR". Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "Percy Wilson Records (RG4)". www.nybg.org. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ The Vegetation of Vieques Island. New York Botanical Garden. 1917-01-01.
- ^ IPNI. P.Wilson.
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- 1879 births
- 1944 deaths
- 20th-century American botanists
- New York Botanical Garden
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