William Carl Burger | |
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Born | 1932 |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) Cornell University (MSc) Washington University in St. Louis (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | Field Museum of Natural History |
William Carl Burger (born 1932) is an American botanist known for his contributions to the Costa Rican flora. Burger described 104 plant species, primarily in the Lauraceae and Moraceae.[1]
Burger received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1953, an M.Sc. from Cornell University in 1958 and a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1961. He served as Chair of the Botany Department at the Field Museum.[2]
References
- ↑ International Plant Names Index
- ↑ "Burger, William Carl (1932-)". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
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