Amos Arthur Heller
American botanist (1867–1944)
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Amos Arthur Heller (March 21, 1867 – May 19, 1944) was an American botanist.[1]
Amos Arthur Heller | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 21, 1867 |
| Died | May 19, 1944 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | Franklin & Marshall College |
| Spouse | Emily Gertrude Heller |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.Heller |
Early life
Heller was born in Danville, Pennsylvania.
In 1892, Heller received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Franklin & Marshall College. In 1897, he received a Master's degree in Botany from Franklin & Marshall College.[2]
Starting with 1892, he issued at least 14 specimen series with printed labels which resemble exsiccatae, among others Plants of Porto Rico and Plants of the Hawaiian Islands.[3][4] Emily Gertrude Halbach (Emily Gertrude Heller) curated and co-edited at least eight of these series, e.g., Flora of Central Pennsylvania.[5][6]
Career
From 1896 to 1898, Heller was a professor of Botany at the University of Minnesota.[2]
From 1898 to 1899, Heller worked on the Vanderbilt Expedition to Puerto Rico under the auspices of the New York Botanical Garden.[2]
Starting in 1905, Heller was a professor of Botany at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California.[2]
After moving to California, Heller and his wife, Emily Gertrude Heller, founded the botanical journal Muhlenbergia and Heller continued to edit that journal until 1915.[1] He also obtained an impressive collection from Puerto Rico.[7][8]
Personal life
In 1896, Heller married Emily Gertrude Heller (née Halbach). She frequently collaborated with him both in the collection of specimens as well as illustrating his numerous publications.[1]
