Walter Deane
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| Born | April 23, 1848 |
| Died | July 30, 1930 (aged 82) |
Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Education | Harvard College |
Walter Deane (April 23, 1848 – July 30, 1930) was an American amateur botanist and ornithologist. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he graduated from Harvard College in 1870. He was a founding member of the New England Botanical Club and served as its president from 1908 to 1911.[1][2] From 1897 to 1907 he was curator of William Brewster's ornithological museum, and prepared Brewster's Birds of the Cambridge Region. Deane is commemorated in the plant genus Deanea Coulter & Rose.[1] The standard author abbreviation W.Deane is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]
Deane was the older brother of ornithologist Ruthven Deane.[4]: 4
References
[edit]- 1 2 Weatherby, C.A. (1933). "Walter Deane". Rhodora. 35 (411): 69–80. JSTOR 23300675.
- ↑ Anonymous (1931). "[Death notice of Walter Deane]". American Fern Journal. 20 (4): 158–159. JSTOR 1544764.
- ↑ International Plant Names Index. W.Deane.
- ↑ In Memoriam: Ruthven Deane (1851-1934), by Wilfred H. Osgood; in The Auk, vol. 52, no. 1 (January 1935); p. 1 - 14
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Media related to Walter Deane at Wikimedia Commons- Works by or about Walter Deane at the Internet Archive
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