| Walter Deane | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | (1848-04-23)April 23, 1848 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 30, 1930(1930-07-30) (aged 82) |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Education | Harvard College |
Walter Deane (April 23, 1848 – July 30, 1930) was an American amateur botanist and ornithologist. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he graduated from Harvard College in 1870. He was a founding member of the New England Botanical Club and served as its president from 1908 to 1911. From 1897 to 1907 he was curator of William Brewster's ornithological museum, and prepared Brewster's Birds of the Cambridge Region. Deane is commemorated in the plant genus Deanea Coulter & Rose. The standard author abbreviation W.Deane is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
References
- ^ Weatherby, C.A. (1933). "Walter Deane". Rhodora. 35 (411): 69–80. JSTOR 23300675.
- Anonymous (1931). "". American Fern Journal. 20 (4): 158–159. JSTOR 1544764.
- International Plant Names Index. W.Deane.
External links
Media related to Walter Deane at Wikimedia Commons- Works by or about Walter Deane at the Internet Archive
 | This article about an American botanist is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |