Lloyd Herbert Shinners

Lloyd Herbert Shinners (September 22, 1918 – February 16, 1971) was a Canadian-American botanist and professor, known as an expert on the flora of Texas and Wisconsin.

Lloyd Herbert Shinners
BornSeptember 22, 1918
Bluesky, Alberta
DiedFebruary 16, 1971 (1971-02-17) (aged 52)
Dallas, Texas
Resting placeCedarburg, Wisconsin
NationalityCanadian, American
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsSouthern Methodist University
Doctoral advisorNorman Carter Fassett
Notable studentsBillie Lee Turner
Author abbrev. (botany)Shinners

Early life

Shinners was born in Bluesky, Alberta on September 22, 1918. His family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin when he was 5, and he went on to graduate valedictorian from Lincoln High School. He continued his education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he eventually earned his Ph.D. under Norman Carter Fassett in 1943. He briefly worked for the town of Milwaukee, before moving to Dallas, Texas in 1945.[1]

Career

Shinners worked for the Southern Methodist University as a research assistant, before being placed in charge of the university's herbarium. In 1960, he attained a full professorship.[1] Through his guidance, the herbarium grew from 20,000 specimens to over 340,000.[2] He was specifically interested in the Compositae.[1]

Publications

Shinners authored 274 articles, and published a comprehensive 514 page Flora of north-central Texas.[3]

Eponyms

Shinners was the namesake of one genus, Shinnersia,[5] and more than 15 species, including:

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References
  1. Correll, Donovan S. (1971). "Lloyd Herbert Shinners-A Portrait". Brittonia. 23 (2): 101–104. ISSN 0007-196X. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. Mahler, W. F. (1971). "LLOYD HERBERT SHINNERS 1918-1971". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 4 (3): 229–231. ISSN 0036-1488. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. Flook, Jerry M. (1973). "GUIDE TO THE BOTANICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF LLOYD H. SHINNERS (1918-1971)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 5 (3): 137–179. ISSN 0036-1488. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. IPNI.  Shinners.
  5. Phytologia 19: 297 1970 (IK)
  6. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 206: 13 1976 (IK)
  7. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 64 (2): 337, nom. Nov. 1978 (IK)
  8. Novon 11 (2): 225. 2001 (IK)

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