Charles Arthur Hollick (February 6, 1857 – March 11, 1933), known widely as Arthur Hollick,[1] was an American paleobotanist. He was curator of fossil plants at Columbia University and the New York Botanical Garden.[2]

Arthur Hollick
Born
Charles Arthur Hollick

(1857-02-06)February 6, 1857
New Brighton, New York
DiedMarch 11, 1933(1933-03-11) (aged 76)
Education
OccupationPaleobotanist
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Biography edit

Arthur Hollick was born in New Brighton, New York (state) on February 6, 1857.[3] He received a Bachelor of Philosophy from Columbia School of Mines in 1879 and his doctorate at George Washington University (then known as Columbian College) in 1897.[4][5]

He died on March 11, 1933.[6]

The standard author abbreviation Hollick is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Stafleu, Frans A.; Cowan, Richard S. (1979). "Hollick, [Charles] Arthur". Taxonomic Literature. Vol. 2. pp. 256–257.
  2. ^ "Biography of Charles Arthur Hollick". Charles Arthur Hollick Records (RG4). The New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. V. Boston: American Biographical Society. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Howe, Marshall A. (November 1933). "Arthur Hollick: February 6, 1857 – March 11, 1933". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 60 (8): 537–553. doi:10.2307/2480533. JSTOR 2480533.
  5. ^ Jeffrey, E. C. (May 12, 1933). "Arthur Hollick: 1857–1933". Science. 77 (2002): 440–441. Bibcode:1933Sci....77..440J. doi:10.1126/science.77.2002.440. JSTOR 1656963.
  6. ^ Bulletin 868: Mineral Resources of Alaska. United States Department of the Interior. 1937. p. 117. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Hollick.

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