L. B. Mwasumbi
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Name
Leonard B. Mwasumbi
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Dates
1938 - 5 Apr 2013
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Roles
Collector
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Movement Details
Tanzania
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Notes
Collector Notes: DSM
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From: Roy Gereau [mailto:Roy.Gereau@mobot.org]
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 1:11 PM
To: Jim Solomon
Cc: Pete Lowry; Miller, James S.
Subject: Leonard Mwasumbi, 1938-2013
Jim: Please distribute to Research and anyone else who might have known Leonard.
Dear Colleagues:
I am saddened to inform you of the loss of our good friend and botanical colleague Leonard Mwasumbi, who passed away in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Friday, 5 April 2013, and was buried here yesterday, 8 April. Some of you who have been at MO for long enough will remember Leonard from his extended visit following the AETFAT Congress in 1985, when he worked steadfastly on Tanzanian Vitaceae in the herbarium, accompanied a number of us on local Missouri plant-collecting trips, and was always ready with a funny story and a good-natured laugh. He was the Superintendent of the University of Dar es Salaam Herbarium for many years, and was always a great help to visitors in the herbarium and a fountain of plant knowledge and enthusiasm in the field. He is truly irreplaceable and will be sorely missed.
Roy E. Gereau -
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