Helge Ness

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Helge Ness (November 4, 1861 – December 30, 1928) was a Norwegian botanist. He was born in Rosendal, Norway.

In 1889, he became the first international student to graduate from Texas A&M University, and began to work at that university. Ness was the first botanist in the United States to produce hybrid oaks.

He became head of the Botanical Division of Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (now Texas AgriLife Research).

Ness was part of a group of botanists at the beginning of the 20th century who studied controlled pollination in trees and pioneered studies of tree hybridization.

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

References

↑ "Author Query for 'Ness'". International Plant Names Index.

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Name	Ness, Helge
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian botanist
Date of birth	November 4, 1861
Place of birth	Rosendal, Norway
Date of death	December 30, 1928
Place of death

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