American botanist (1922–2019)
| Carlyle A. Luer | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1922-08-23)August 23, 1922 Alton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 2019(2019-11-09) (aged 97) Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| 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 – November 9, 2019) was a botanist specializing in the Orchidaceae. His specialty interest was the Pleurothallidinae (Genus Pleurothallis) and allied species.
Born to Carl & Vera Luer, he was raised in Alton, Illinois and later attended Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, graduating in 1946. 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.
He aided in the foundation of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens and was the first editor of their research journal Selbyana. He was a senior curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden and published numerous articles and two books related to orchid taxonomy. Luer died at the age of 97 on November 9, 2019.
The standard author abbreviation Luer is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.References
- ^ Luer, Carlyle August. "Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965". familysearch. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ "Carlyle A. Luer". Selbyana. 30 (1). 2009. JSTOR 41760346.
- ^ "Carlyle A. Luer, MD 46". Washington University School of Medicine Outlook Magazine. Archived from the original on April 11, 2012.
- Luer, Carlyle August (November 12, 2019). "Carlyle August Luer Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- International Plant Names Index. Luer.
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