Born in Scotland, Davidson attended the University of Glasgow, where he graduated CMMB[3] in 1881 and received his higher MD in 1887. He served a medical internship in the Glasgow Western Infirmary and then went into private practice at Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. After some time spent in Vienna, he emigrated in 1889 to the United States.[1] He practiced medicine in Los Angeles and published papers in medical journals. He became an associate professor of dermatology at the University of Southern California, while simultaneously studying natural history and publishing papers on botany and entomology.[2]
After an extended stay in Clifton, Arizona, he published the first floristic account for that state and in 1923 collaborated with George L. Moxley to produce a flora of southern California. Davidson was particularly interested in the weeds of the Los Angeles area and published works such as "Changes in our weeds" (1907).[2]
In 1897 he married Alice Jane Merritt (1859–1931), author of California Plants in Their Homes: A Botanical Reader for Children (1898).[1][4]
anstruther, davidson, 1860, 1932, scottish, american, physician, professor, medicine, botanist, entomologist, born, 1860, february, 1860watten, highland, scotland, diedapril, 1932, 1932, aged, angelesscientific, careerfieldsdermatology, botany, entomologyautho. Anstruther Davidson 1860 1932 was a Scottish American physician professor of medicine botanist and entomologist 2 Anstruther DavidsonBorn 1860 02 19 February 19 1860Watten Highland Scotland 1 DiedApril 3 1932 1932 04 03 aged 72 Los AngelesScientific careerFieldsDermatology botany and entomologyAuthor abbrev botany DavidsonSignature Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected publications 3 Eponyms 4 ReferencesBiography editBorn in Scotland Davidson attended the University of Glasgow where he graduated CM MB 3 in 1881 and received his higher MD in 1887 He served a medical internship in the Glasgow Western Infirmary and then went into private practice at Thornhill Dumfriesshire After some time spent in Vienna he emigrated in 1889 to the United States 1 He practiced medicine in Los Angeles and published papers in medical journals He became an associate professor of dermatology at the University of Southern California while simultaneously studying natural history and publishing papers on botany and entomology 2 After an extended stay in Clifton Arizona he published the first floristic account for that state and in 1923 collaborated with George L Moxley to produce a flora of southern California Davidson was particularly interested in the weeds of the Los Angeles area and published works such as Changes in our weeds 1907 2 In 1897 he married Alice Jane Merritt 1859 1931 author of California Plants in Their Homes A Botanical Reader for Children 1898 1 4 Anstruther Davidson died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles on April 3 1932 5 Selected publications editCatalogue of the plants of Los Angeles County Part 1 Phanerogamia 1896 Davidson A 1913 Pellagra California State Journal of Medicine 11 10 420 PMC 1640845 PMID 18736069 with George L Moxley Flora of southern California Times mirror press 1923 Eponyms editAcmispon decumbens var davidsonii Greene Govaerts Malvastrum davidsonii B L Rob The standard author abbreviation Davidson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 6 References edit a b c Davidson Anstruther The International Who s Who 1912 p 352 a b c Davidson Anstruther 1860 1932 JSTOR Global Plants Year Book for 1909 1910 with Announcements for 1910 1911 University of Southern California 5 1 136 March 1910 Davidson Alice Merritt 1898 California Plants in Their Homes A Botanical Reader for Children B R Baumgardt Noted Entomologist Dies Los Angeles Times April 4 1932 p 13 Retrieved December 14 2020 via Newspapers com International Plant Names Index Davidson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anstruther Davidson amp oldid 1162207747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
