Carlyle A. Luer
Carlyle A. Luer | |
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Born | Alton, Illinois, U.S. | August 23, 1922
Died | November 9, 2019 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | (aged 97)
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
Known for | Orchid taxonomy, particularly of the Pleurothallidinae |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Carlyle August Luer (August 23, 1922[1] – November 9, 2019) was a botanist specializing in the Orchidaceae. His specialty interest was the Pleurothallidinae (Genus Pleurothallis) and allied species.[2]
Born to Carl & Vera Luer,[1] he was raised in Alton, Illinois and later attended Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, graduating in 1946.[3] From there he went on to be a surgeon in Sarasota, Florida and upon retirement in 1975 took up the study and botanical illustration of Orchids.[3]
He aided in the foundation of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens and was the first editor of their research journal Selbyana.[2] He was a senior curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden and published numerous articles and two books related to orchid taxonomy.[3] Luer died at the age of 97 on November 9, 2019.[4]
References
- ^ a b Luer, Carlyle August. "Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965". familysearch. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ a b "Carlyle A. Luer". Selbyana. 30 (1). 2009. JSTOR 41760346.
- ^ a b c "Carlyle A. Luer, MD 46". Washington University School of Medicine Outlook Magazine. Archived from the original on April 11, 2012.
- ^ Luer, Carlyle August (November 12, 2019). "Carlyle August Luer Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Luer.
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