Aaron John Sharp

Aaron John Sharp (July 29, 1904 – November 16, 1997), known professionally as Jack Sharp, was an American botanist and bryologist, considered an expert on mosses. The standard author abbreviation Sharp is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Aaron John Sharp
A. J. Sharp, 1969
BornJuly 29, 1904
Plain City, Ohio
DiedNovember 16, 1997 (1997-11-17) (aged 93)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOhio Wesleyan University
University of Oklahoma
Ohio State University
Known forBryology
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsUniversity of Tennessee
ThesisTaxonomic and Ecological Studies of Eastern Tennessee Bryophytes (1939)
Doctoral studentsDaniel H. Norris
Allen C. Skorepa
Author abbrev. (botany)Sharp
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