Karl McKay Wiegand

Karl McKay Wiegand (June 2, 1873 – March 12, 1942) was an American botanist who headed the Department of Botany at Cornell University for 28 years. He was a member of the Botanical Society of America and served as its president in 1939.[1][2][3]

The standard author abbreviation Wiegand is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

References

  1. Knudson, Lewis (1942). "Karl M. Wiegand". Science 95 (2470): 449–450. doi:10.1126/science.95.2470.449. JSTOR 1668968.
  2. "Wiegand, Karl McKay". The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography 42. New York: James T. White & Company. 1958. pp. 245–246.
  3. "Karl McKay Wiegand". Cornell University Faculty Memorial Statement. Cornell University. 1942.
  4. "Author Query for 'Wiegand'". International Plant Names Index.

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