Arthur Johnson Eames (October 10, 1881 – February 12, 1969) was an American botanist who spent over 50 years as faculty member and emeritus professor of botany atCornell University, known for his work onflower anatomy andplant morphology. He served as president of theBotanical Society of America in 1938, was a member of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences, and received an honoraryLL.D. from theUniversity of Glasgow in 1950.[1][2]
Eames was born inFramingham, Massachusetts and attendedHarvard University, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1908, a master's degree in 1910, and a PhD in 1912. He joined the faculty of Cornell that year. In the 1920s he was the botanist sent toTonga withWilliam C. McKern andEdward Winslow Gifford who were from theUniversity of California. These three made up one of the four teams of theBayard Dominick Expedition.[3]
Eames retired in 1949. His works include the textbooksPlant Anatomy (1925);Morphology of Vascular Plants: The Lower Groups (1936); andThe Morphology of Angiosperms (1961).[1]
The standardauthor abbreviationA.J.Eames is used to indicate this person as the author whenciting abotanical name.[4]
