Rodgers, John (1812-1882)

Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
John
Last name
Rodgers
Initials
J.
Life Dates
1812 - 1882
Collecting Dates
1853 - 1856
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BPI, FH, GH, GOET, K, LE, MO, NA, P, PC, PH, TCD, US
Countries
Chinese region: China, Hong KongCentral American Continent: NicaraguaSouthern Africa: South Africa
Associate(s)
Ames, A.H. (fl. 1853) (collector)
Ringgold, Cadwalader (1802-1867) (co-collector, leader)
Storer, Francis Humphreys (1832-1914) (collector)
Wright, Charles (1811-1885) (collector)
Biography
One of the leaders of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition (1853), Capt. Rodgers latterly took command of the expedition while Capt. Ringgold was 'temporarily deranged'. The five ships stopped at Simon's Bay, South Africa for seven weeks in 1853 for repairs, during which time the only African collections of the expedition were made. Most of the botanical collections were made by Charles Wright (1811-1885) but are attributed to 'Ringgold & Rodgers'. This landmark American expedition produced some of the founding collections of the Smithsonian Institution.
References
Codd, L.E & Gunn, M. Bothalia 3-4 (1985): 647; Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. N-R (1983): 763, 773, 778;
Rodgers, John (1812-1882)
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