Joseph Robert Sealy

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Joseph Robert Sealy
Born	1907
Died	August 1, 2000
Nationality	British
Known for	Camellia
Author abbreviation (botany)	Sealy
Spouse	Stella Ross-Craig

Joseph Robert Sealy (b. 1907 - d. August 1, 2000 ) was an English botanist. His career in Botany in 1925,working at Kew Gardens, with Thomas Archibald Sprague in the tropical crops section. Later (1927) he worked in the Herbarium with Arthur William Hill. He was appointed Assistant Botanist in 1940. His specialty was the Flora of China, especially Camellia.

In his personal life he was married to fellow botanist and colleague, Stella Ross-Craig (1906-2006).

Publications

1958. Revision of the Genus Camellia.^[1]

The standard author abbreviation Sealy is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

References

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Name	Sealy, Joseph Robert
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Short description	British botanist
Date of birth	1907
Place of birth
Date of death	August 1, 2000
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