Carlyle A. Luer | |
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Born |
Alton, Illinois, U.S. | August 23, 1922
Died | November 9, 2019
Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | (aged 97)
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
Known for | Orchid taxonomy, particularly of the Pleurothallidinae |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Carlyle August Luer (August 23, 1922 [1] – November 9, 2019) was a botanist specializing in the Orchidaceae. His specialty interest was the Pleurothallidinae (Genus Pleurothallis) and allied species. [2]
Born to Carl & Vera Luer, [1] he was raised in Alton, Illinois and later attended Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, graduating in 1946. [3] From there he went on to be a surgeon in Sarasota, Florida and upon retirement in 1975 took up the study and botanical illustration of Orchids. [3]
He aided in the foundation of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens and was the first editor of their research journal Selbyana. [2] He was a senior curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden and published numerous articles and two books related to orchid taxonomy. [3] Luer died at the age of 97 on November 9, 2019. [4]
Carlyle A. Luer | |
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Born |
Alton, Illinois, U.S. | August 23, 1922
Died | November 9, 2019
Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | (aged 97)
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
Known for | Orchid taxonomy, particularly of the Pleurothallidinae |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Carlyle August Luer (August 23, 1922 [1] – November 9, 2019) was a botanist specializing in the Orchidaceae. His specialty interest was the Pleurothallidinae (Genus Pleurothallis) and allied species. [2]
Born to Carl & Vera Luer, [1] he was raised in Alton, Illinois and later attended Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, graduating in 1946. [3] From there he went on to be a surgeon in Sarasota, Florida and upon retirement in 1975 took up the study and botanical illustration of Orchids. [3]
He aided in the foundation of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens and was the first editor of their research journal Selbyana. [2] He was a senior curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden and published numerous articles and two books related to orchid taxonomy. [3] Luer died at the age of 97 on November 9, 2019. [4]