William Carl Burger

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William Carl Burger
Born 1932
Citizenship United States
Fields Botany
Alma mater Washington University in St. Louis

William Carl Burger (born 1932) is an American botanist known for his contributions to the Costa Rican flora. Burger described 104 plant species, primarily in the Lauraceae and Moraceae.[1]

Burger received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1953, an M.Sc. from Cornell University in 1958 and a Ph.D. from Washington University in 1961. He served as Chair of the Botany Department at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago from 1978-1985 and remains Curator Emeritus of Vascular Plants.[2]

The standard author abbreviation W.C.Burger is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

References

  1. ↑ International Plant Names Index
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