Rolla M. Tryon Jr.
Rolla Milton Tryon, Jr. (1916–2001) was an American botanist who specialized in the systematics and evolution of ferns and other spore-dispersed plants (pteridology). His particular focus and interest lay in two areas, historical biogeography of ferns and the taxonomy of tropical American ferns.
Career
Tryon received his Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1941, where he was influenced most heavily by Merritt Lyndon Fernald and Charles Alfred Weatherby. Following appointments at the University of Minnesota and the Missouri Botanical Garden, Tryon returned to Harvard in 1958, where he and his wife Alice Faber Tryon spent the majority of their professional careers. The couple wrote a complete survey of ferns, with emphasis on tropical America, which was published in 1982.[1]
References
Specific citations:
- ↑ Tryon, R. M.; Tryon, A. F. (1982). Ferns and allied plants with special reference to tropical America. New York: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 038790672X.
- ↑ "Author Query for 'R.M.Tryon'". International Plant Names Index.
General references:
- Gerald J. Gastony, David S. Barrington, & David S. Conant. 2002. Obituary: Rolla Milton Tryon, Jr. (1916–2001). American Fern Journal 92(1):1-9.
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