Francis Raymond Fosberg (20 May 1908 – 25 September 1993) was an American botanist. A prolific collector and author, he played a significant role in the development of coral reef and island studies.[1][2]
In 1951, Fosberg and Sachet began working at the United States Geological Survey where they were responsible for mapping the military geology of islands in the Pacific. In 1966 they joined the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in the tropical biology branch of the Ecology program. In 1968 Fosberg transferred to the Department of Botany, where he became curator. In 1976 he became Senior Botanist, and in 1993 Botanist Emeritus.
Oral history interviews with Francis Raymond Fosberg 1993
April 11, 2024
francis, raymond, fosberg, 1908, september, 1993, american, botanist, prolific, collector, author, played, significant, role, development, coral, reef, island, studies, born, 1908, 1908spokane, washingtondied25, september, 1993, 1993, aged, falls, church, virg. Francis Raymond Fosberg 20 May 1908 25 September 1993 was an American botanist A prolific collector and author he played a significant role in the development of coral reef and island studies 1 2 Francis Raymond FosbergBorn 1908 05 20 20 May 1908Spokane WashingtonDied25 September 1993 1993 09 25 aged 85 Falls Church VirginiaNationality United StatesOccupationBotanist Contents 1 History 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksHistory editRay Fosberg was born in Spokane Washington but grew up in Turlock California He received a B A in Botany at Pomona College in 1930 Fosberg worked as a plant researcher at the Los Angeles County Museum specializing in plants from islands on the coast of California and of the desert Southwest He became interested in island ecosystems and in 1932 moved to Honolulu to work at the University of Hawaii as an assistant to Harold St John 3 There he received an invitation to participate in the Mangarevan Expedition led by the malacologist Charles Montague Cooke Jr The expedition visited 25 high islands and 31 coral islands and Fosberg and St John brought back 15 000 plant specimens Fosberg received his M S in Botany from the University of Hawaii in 1937 and his Ph D from the University of Pennsylvania in 1939 Thereafter he worked at the USDA and was sent to Colombia to identify stands of Cinchona during the Cinchona Missions In 1946 he participated in an economic resources survey in the Micronesian Islands He returned to the United States and began doing vegetation work for the Pacific Science Board under the National Research Council with his new assistant Marie Helene Sachet In 1951 Fosberg and Sachet began working at the United States Geological Survey where they were responsible for mapping the military geology of islands in the Pacific In 1966 they joined the Smithsonian s National Museum of Natural History in the tropical biology branch of the Ecology program In 1968 Fosberg transferred to the Department of Botany where he became curator In 1976 he became Senior Botanist and in 1993 Botanist Emeritus Jose Cuatrecasas and Fosberg were largely responsible for the founding of UNESCO s Organization for Flora Neotropica in 1964 4 Publications editFosberg has contributed to more than 700 books and papers In 1980 he helped publish A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon ISBN 9061910692 5 The standard author abbreviation Fosberg is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 6 References edit F Raymond Fosberg 1908 1993 Atoll Research Bulletin Commemorative Issue PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2006 09 12 Retrieved 2008 07 08 SMITHSONIAN BOTANIST FRANCIS R FOSBERG DIES The Washington Post Washington D C 1993 09 28 ISSN 0190 8286 OCLC 1330888409 Dieter Mueller Dombois 1992 F Raymond Fosberg An Appreciation Pacific Science 46 107 110 Forero Enrique Mori Scott 1995 The Organization for Flora Neotropica Brittonia 47 4 379 393 doi 10 2307 2807566 ISSN 0007 196X JSTOR 2807566 S2CID 5763117 Google Book Search Information page about A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon International Plant Names Index Fosberg External links editSmithsonian Institution ArchivesF Raymond Fosberg Papers F Raymond Fosberg Papers 1960 1974 Oral history interviews with Francis Raymond Fosberg 1993 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Raymond Fosberg amp oldid 1095686294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
