Alex Drum Hawkes
British botanist (1927-1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alex Drum Hawkes (1927–1977) was an American botanist and cookbook author who lived in Coconut Grove, Florida & Kingston, Jamaica. Alex specialized in orchids, bromeliads, palm trees, fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Named the orchid genera Flickingeria, and Paraphalaenopsis and travelled the world extensively, particularly the Caribbean & Latin America during the 1940s - 1970s collecting plants and authentic regional recipes.
The standard author abbreviation A.D.Hawkes is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]
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Alex Drum Hawkes | |
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Born | 1927 Houlton, ME |
Died | 1977 Kingston, Jamaica |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | University of Miami |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, Cooking |
Author abbrev. (botany) | A.D.Hawkes |
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