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Index of Botanists

NameHess, William John
Date of birth1934
Date of death2021
Remarks [author note: Herbarium and types: MOR; additional material at ARIZ, BRIT, MO, MOR, NA, NY, SMU, US. Rosaceae, Cornaceae, Tiliaceae] [collector note: MOR] Example of Names published: Calochortus venustulus var. imbricus Reveal & W.J. Hess, Rhodora 74: 350 (1972)
ASA Botanist ID112730 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/4bc87cd3-8c98-4c63-a51f-64b79a0965f3
Variant nameWilliam Hess
Variant nameWilliam John Hess
Author nameW. J. Hess
B & P Author Abbrev.W.J.Hess
Standard/Label NameW. J. Hess
Full NameHess, William John
Geography AuthorUnited States of America
Geography CollectorUnited States of America
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Specialty CollectorPhanerogams
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Citation as Author Index Herbariorum. Part 1: The Herbaria of the World. Eighth Edition. Bronx, NY
Citation as CollectorIndex Herbariorum, ed. 8
Citation as AuthorObituary in: Crossville Chronicle Obituaries (2021), https://obituaries.crossville-chronicle.com/obituary/william-hess-1082643559 (via Roderick Cameron, International Oak Society)
Member of teams/groups
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by W. J. Hess
Collections in1965 (24),  1968 (1),  1979 (1)
Collector Teams:W. J. Hess & M. T. Hall  James L. Reveal, W. J. Hess & R. W. Kiger  W. J. Hess & N. A. Stoynoff  W. J. Hess & G. Wilhelm  W. J. Hess & P. F. Stickney  James L. Reveal & W. J. Hess  W. J. Hess & James L. Reveal  Reveal & W. J. Hess  W. J. Hess & Henrickson  G. J. Goodman & W. J. Hess  W. J. Hess & W. Stickney 
Author Teams:W. J. Hess & Stoynoff  W. J. Hess & Reveal  Reveal & W. J. Hess  W. J. Hess & Henrickson