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Accession 10-154
Nicolson, Dan H. (Dan Henry), 1933-2016
Dan H. Nicolson Papers, circa 1986-2009
Historical Note
Dan Henry Nicolson (1933-2016) was a curator at the U.S. National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History, from 1964 to 2005. He specialized in the plant family Araceae, Asian botany, and botanical nomenclature. Nicolson's field work took him to Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, and China to collect plants. He served as nomenclature editor of the journal Taxon (1979-1999) and was a member of the editorial committee for the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (1981-2006). He was also an active member of the International Association of Plant Taxonomy, serving as president (1993-1999). Nicolson held a B.A. from Grinnell College (1955), a M.B.A. from Stanford Business School (1957), and a M.S. and Ph.D. from Cornell University (1959 and 1964).
Descriptive Entry
This accession primarily consists Dan H. Nicolson's professional correspondence.
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Name
- Cornell University
- Grinnell College
- International Association for Plant Taxonomy
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Botany
- Nicolson, Dan H. (Dan Henry), 1933-2016
- Stanford University
- United States National Herbarium
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-154, Dan H. Nicolson Papers