Robert Stephen Adamson

Robert Stephen Adamson
Born 2 March 1885
Manchester, England
Died 6 November 1965 (1965-11-07) (aged 80)
Jedburgh, Scotland
Nationality British
Scientific career
Fields Botany
Institutions University of Manchester
Author abbrev. (botany) Adamson

Robert Stephen Adamson (2 March 1885 – 6 November 1965) was a British botanist.

The standard author abbreviation Adamson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

Adamson is commemorated in the specific epithet adamsonii.[2]

References

  1. ↑ IPNI.  Adamson.
  2. ↑ Eggli, U.; Newton, L.E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 25 September 2018.


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