George Newton Best | |
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Born | October 16, 1846 Round Valley,
Clinton Township, New Jersey |
Died | June 18, 1926 | (aged 79)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Known for | Plant taxonomy |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Bryology, Medicine |
Institutions | Riegelsville High School |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Best |
George Newton Best (October 16, 1846 – June 18, 1926) was an American bryologist, expert on moss taxonomy, and second president of the Sullivant Moss Society. [1] [2]
Best attended Lafayette College for three years before leaving to teach high school in Riegelsville, Pennsylvania. He resumed his education at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a degree in medicine in 1875. He took up his medical practice in the Rosemont section of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. [2]
Best was also a prominent bryologist, contributing often to Torrey Botanical Club publications. He was instrumental in revising and reclassifying many moss genera, including Thuidium, Claopodium, Heterocladium, Leskea, and Pseudoleskea. [3]
Best served as associate editor of The Bryologist from 1911 until his death, and as president of the Sullivant Moss Society from 1901 to 1902. [1] [4] Best was also a member of the Medical Society of New Jersey, American Medical Association, and Torrey Botanical Club. He died on June 18, 1926. [5]
Best's personal herbarium of mosses and publications were absorbed into the collection of the New York Botanical Garden. [5]
In 1906, botanist Broth. published Bestia, which is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Lembophyllaceae and it was named in George Newton Best's honour. [6]
The standard author abbreviation Best is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [7]
George Newton Best | |
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Born | October 16, 1846 Round Valley,
Clinton Township, New Jersey |
Died | June 18, 1926 | (aged 79)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Known for | Plant taxonomy |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Bryology, Medicine |
Institutions | Riegelsville High School |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Best |
George Newton Best (October 16, 1846 – June 18, 1926) was an American bryologist, expert on moss taxonomy, and second president of the Sullivant Moss Society. [1] [2]
Best attended Lafayette College for three years before leaving to teach high school in Riegelsville, Pennsylvania. He resumed his education at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a degree in medicine in 1875. He took up his medical practice in the Rosemont section of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. [2]
Best was also a prominent bryologist, contributing often to Torrey Botanical Club publications. He was instrumental in revising and reclassifying many moss genera, including Thuidium, Claopodium, Heterocladium, Leskea, and Pseudoleskea. [3]
Best served as associate editor of The Bryologist from 1911 until his death, and as president of the Sullivant Moss Society from 1901 to 1902. [1] [4] Best was also a member of the Medical Society of New Jersey, American Medical Association, and Torrey Botanical Club. He died on June 18, 1926. [5]
Best's personal herbarium of mosses and publications were absorbed into the collection of the New York Botanical Garden. [5]
In 1906, botanist Broth. published Bestia, which is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Lembophyllaceae and it was named in George Newton Best's honour. [6]
The standard author abbreviation Best is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [7]