Walter Deane

Walter Deane (April 23, 1848 – July 30, 1930) was an American amateur botanist and ornithologist. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he graduated from Harvard College in 1870. He was a founding member of the New England Botanical Club and served as its president from 1908 to 1911.[1][2] From 1897 to 1907 he was curator of William Brewster's ornithological museum, and prepared Brewster's Birds of the Cambridge Region. Deane is commemorated in the plant genus Deanea Coulter & Rose.[1] The standard author abbreviation W.Deane is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

References

Weatherby, C.A. (1933). "Walter Deane". Rhodora. 35 (411): 69–80. JSTOR 23300675.
Anonymous (1931). "[Death notice of Walter Deane]". American Fern Journal. 20 (4): 158–159. JSTOR 1544764.
IPNI. W.Deane.

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[Weatherby1933-1] Weatherby, C.A. (1933). "Walter Deane". Rhodora. 35 (411): 69–80. JSTOR 23300675.

[2] Anonymous (1931). "[Death notice of Walter Deane]". American Fern Journal. 20 (4): 158–159. JSTOR 1544764.

[3] IPNI. W.Deane.