Arthur Cronquist

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Arthur Cronquist was an influential American botanist best known for developing a widely used classification system for flowering plants.

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instanceOf botanist
person
academicDegree PhD in botany
areaOfInfluence angiosperm classification
awardReceived Engler Medal in Gold
Merit Award of the Botanical Society of America
botanistAuthorAbbreviation Cronquist
linked to: Cronquist system
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1919-03-19
dateOfDeath 1992-03-22
described numerous plant taxa
developed Cronquist system of angiosperm classification
linked to: Cronquist system
educatedAt Oregon State College
University of Idaho
University of Minnesota
employer CUNY Graduate Center
Columbia University
New York Botanical Garden
era 20th century
familyName Cronquist
linked to: Cronquist system
fieldOfWork botany
plant taxonomy
systematics
givenName Arthur
hasPublicationType floras
monograph
taxonomic revisions
influenced modern angiosperm classification systems
influencedBy traditional morphological plant taxonomy
knownFor Cronquist system
angiosperm taxonomy
classification of flowering plants
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Society of Plant Taxonomists
name Arthur Cronquist
nationality American
notableWork An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants
The Evolution and Classification of Flowering Plants
occupation botanist
university teacher
placeOfBirth San Jose, California, United States
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
sexOrGender male
specialization Asteraceae
workLocation New York City

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Cronquist system namedAfter Arthur Cronquist
Cronquist system creator Arthur Cronquist
Dilleniidae circumscribedBy Arthur Cronquist
Dilleniidae namedBy Arthur Cronquist
Hamamelididae usedBy Arthur Cronquist
Arthur Cronquist name Arthur Cronquist