| Honorific prefix | Professor |
|---|---|
| Birth date | October 1, 1874 |
| Birth place | Sheffield, Iowa |
| Death date | August 15, 1956 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Professor, Herbarium Curator |
| Employer | Stanford University |
LeRoy Abrams (1874–1956) was an American botanist and writer.[1][2] He was a Professor of Botany at Stanford University.[2] He wrote and illustrated a four-volume Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States, with the final volume published posthumously, after compilation and editing by Roxanna Ferris.[2]
He and his wife had a home overlooking the Santa Clara Valley.[2] Their only child, a daughter, predeceased him.[2]
Bibliography
- Abrams, LeRoy (1902). Additions to the Flora of Los Angeles County I
- Abrams, LeRoy (1903). Additions to the Flora of Los Angeles County II
- Abrams, LeRoy (1904). Flora of Los Angeles and Vicinity
- Abrams, LeRoy (1908). Phytogeography of Trees and Shrubs of Southern California
- Abrams, LeRoy (1913). The Gymnosperms Growing On the Grounds of Leland Stanford Jr. University
- Abrams, LeRoy (1914). Cypress Trees in Southern California
- Abrams, LeRoy (1915). The Floral Features of California
- Abrams, LeRoy (1923). Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Vol. 1. Stanford University Press
- Abrams, LeRoy (1944). Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Vol. 2.
- Abrams, LeRoy (1951). Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Vol. 3.
- Abrams, LeRoy (1960). Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Vol. 4.
References
- ^ "LeRoy Abrams". Harvard University Herbaria - Index of Botanists. Harvard University. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Albert (October 1956). "Wilson, Albert, 1903– Papers, ca. 1910–1995, Special Collections & University Archives M1397". Journal of the California Horticultural Society. XVII