Edgar Anderson
Edgar Shannon Anderson (November 9, 1897 – June 18, 1969) was an American botanist. He introduced the term introgressive hybridization and his 1949 book of that title was an original and important contribution to botanical genetics. His work on the transfer and origin of adaptations through natural hybridization continues to be relevant.
Edgar Shannon Anderson | |
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| Born | November 9, 1897 |
| Died | June 18, 1969 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Michigan State College, Harvard University |
| Awards | Darwin-Wallace Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Missouri Botanical Garden, Washington University in St. Louis, John Innes Horticultural Institute, Arnold Arboretum |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward Murray East |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | E.S.Anderson |
Anderson was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1934. In 1954, he was an elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He was also president of the Botanical Society of America in 1952, and was a charter member of the Society for the Study of Evolution and the Herb Society of America He received the Darwin-Wallace Medal of the Linnean Society in 1958.
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