Gualterio Looser

Gualterio Looser Schallemberg (September 4, 1898, Santiago-July 22, 1982) was a Chilean botanist and engineer of Swiss parentage.^[1] He owned a factory that made agricultural implements.

In 1928 Looser joined the American Fern Society, and started to publish papers on the pteridophytes of Chile.^[2] His herbarium containing ca 8000 specimens was given to Conservatoire and Jardin Botanique Geneva.

The standard author abbreviation Looser is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

Some taxa described by G Looser

Boldea boldus (=Peumus boldus)
Cryptocarya alba (Molina)Looser
Laureliopsis philippiana (Looser)Schodde as Laurelia
Sticherus squamulosus (Desv.) Nakai var. gunckelianus (Looser)R. Rodr. et Ponce as Dicranopteris

Notes

^ http://www.eye.ch/swissgen/kant/sgloos-m.htm
^ Marticorena C. 1984. Gaulterio Looser (1898.1982) Am. Fern J. 74,
^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

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Name	Looser, Gualterio
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Date of birth	1898
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Date of death	1982
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