Dan Henry Nicolson | |
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| Born | (1933-09-05)September 5, 1933 |
| Died | June 2, 2016(2016-06-02) (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford Business School,Cornell University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Smithsonian Institution |
| Thesis | A taxonomic revision of the genusAglaonema (Araceae) (1964) |
Dan Henry Nicolson (1933–2016) was a botanist known particularly for his work on theAraceae, and for his contributions tobotanical nomenclature. He is honoured by theInternational Association for Plant Taxonomy with theDan Nicolson Fund, set up to provide a research grant each year.[3]
He graduated fromGrinnell College and published his first paper on the milkweeds of Iowa with his botany teacher in 1955. He went toStanford University and received an MBA degree in 1957, working as assistant in theDudley Herbarium. Dan worked with George Lawrence in theBailey Hortorium ofCornell University and earned an MS degree in 1959 and a PhD degree in 1964.
He worked as a research botanist in theSmithsonian Institution'sNational Museum of Natural History from 1964 until his retirement in 2007.
