P. Wilson
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Name
Percy Wilson
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Dates
1879 - 1944
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Specialities
Algae, Mycology, Spermatophytes, Bryophytes, Lichens
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Roles
Author, Determiner, Collector
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Movement Details
Bahamas, Cuba, Honduras, Puerto Rico, United States of America
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Notes
American botanist; at The New York Botanical Garden from 1899-1944; as assistant 1899, briefly stationed on Cuba in 1904; administrative assistant 1907, docent 1910, assistant curator and docent 1911, assistant curator 1912-1913, associate curator 1914-1939, research assocoate 1940-1944; assistant to N. L. Britton, collected widely in the West Indies.
Collected: Bahamas (1907, for F & NY): F, NY; Cuba (1900s): NY (orig.)
Major works include:
1917. The vegetation of Vieques Island. (reprinted from Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 379-410)
Composite works:
1905-1932. North American Flora (N. Amer. Fl.) -
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