Thomas Potts James

American botanist (1803–1882) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thomas Potts James (1803–1882) was an American botanist and bryologist.[1] He made important contributions to the study of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts).[2] He wrote the section on mosses and liverworts in William Darlington's Flora Cestrica (1853).[2]

Family

James married Isabella Batchelder on 3 December 1851.[3] Isabella went on to become the president of the Pennsylvania Freedmen's Commission.[3]

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