Inez M. Haring

Inez Maria Haring
Born (1875-10-12)October 12, 1875
Medina, Ohio
Died (1968-06-05)June 5, 1968
Bloomington, Indiana
Other names Inez Maria Eccleston
Alma mater Western Reserve University
Vassar College
Cornell University
Spouse(s) Harry Albert Haring
Scientific career
Fields Botany
Bryology
Institutions New York Botanical Garden
Author abbrev. (botany) I. M. Haring

Inez Maria Haring (née Inez Maria Eccleston) (October 12, 1875 - June 5, 1968) was an American botanist and plant collector, best known for her work in bryology as the Assistant Honorary Curator of Mosses at the New York Botanical Garden beginning in 1945.[1][2]

Early life and family

Haring was born Inez Maria Eccleston, on October 12, 1875 in Medina, Ohio. She married Harry Albert Haring on November 4, 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio.[2]

Career

Haring graduated from Western Reserve University with a Bachelor of Letters degree in 1898, and a Master of Arts in 1899. She was awarded an additional MA from Vassar College in 1934, and additionally began work towards a PhD at Cornell University.[1][2] She began working at the New York Botanical Garden in 1941, in the Elizabeth Gertrude Britton Moss Herbarium, and was appointed the Assistant Honorary Curator of Mosses in 1945.[2]

She worked closely with Abel Joel Grout, rearranging the collections of the Moss Herbarium and travelling with Grout to the American Southwest on specimen collecting trips. She also is listed as a co-author of Grout's work "Moss flora of North America, north of Mexico."[3]

Death

Haring died in 1968 in Bloomington, Indiana, at the age of 91.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Barnhart, John Hendley (1965). The New York Botanical Garden Biographical Notes Upon Botanists, Volume 2 Fox (E) - News. G. K. Hall & Co. p. 127. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Haring, Inez Maria. LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Gardens: Vertical File Collection. March 14, 1958.
  3. ↑ Campbell Steere, William (Autumn 1973). "Review: Moss Flora of North America North of Mexico". The Bryologist. 76 (3): 470–471. doi:10.2307/3241741. JSTOR 3241741.
  4. ↑ "Monroe County Obituary Index - Monroe County Public Library, Indiana - mcpl.info". mcpl.info.
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