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Canadian botanist (born 1950) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geraldine Anne Allen (born 1950)[1] is a botanist, professor of biology, and herbarium curator at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. She obtained formal education at the University of British Columbia and Oregon State University, earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree in botany and plant pathology from the latter in 1981. During her career, she has authored or co-authored over 50 publications, including genera chapters for Flora of North America and the Jepson Manual. She also has authored several species of the Erythronium genus.
Geraldine Anne Allen | |
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Born | 1950 (age 73–74)[1] |
Other names | Geraldine Anne Allen Guppy[2] |
Education | Doctor of Philosophy (Botany and Plant pathology)[2] |
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Spouse | Arthur Guppy[4] (div.) |
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Institutions | University of Victoria[5] |
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Doctoral advisor | Kenton L. Chambers[2] |
Other academic advisors | Roy L. Taylor[4] |
Author abbrev. (botany) | G.A.Allen[1] |
Allen earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of British Columbia in 1972 and 1975, respectively, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in botany and plant pathology from Oregon State University in 1981.[3] Her master's thesis was entitled The Systematics of Indigenous Species of Hieracium Asteraceae in British Columbia[6] and her dissertation was Biosystematics of a Western North American Polyploid Complex in the Genus Aster.[7]
Allen is professor of biology[5] and herbarium curator at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada.[8] During her career, she has authored or co-authored over 50 publications,[9] including the Flora of North America chapters on the genera Erythronium,[10] Eucephalus,[11] and Symphyotrichum.[12] Her work also has included chapters for the Jepson Manual on genera Symphyotrichum,[13] Erythronium,[14] and Doellingeria.[15] Allen has authored several species of the Erythronium genus.[16] The standard author abbreviation G.A.Allen is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[17]
While Allen was writing her master's thesis, she was married to Arthur Guppy, and she used variations of the name Geraldine Anne Allen Guppy as author for her thesis,[4] her dissertation,[7] and her other 1970s publications.[18][19]
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