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Jeffrey, Edward Charles
Born May 21, 1866, in St. Catharines, Canada; died Apr. 19, 1952, in Cambridge, Mass. American botanist. Professor at Harvard University (1902-33). Jeffrey’s main works are on the evolutionary morphology of higher plants and on paleobotany. He was the first to divide the vascular plants into Lycopsida and Pteropsida. He developed P. van Tieghem’s stelar theory. REFERENCEWetmore, R. H., and E. S. Barghoorn. “Edward Charles Jeffrey,1866-1952.” Phytomorphology, 1953, vol. 3, nos. 1-2, pp.127-32. (Bibliography.) Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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