Vasey, George Richard (1853-?)

Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
George Richard
Last name
Vasey
Initials
G.R.
Life Dates
1875 - 1889
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
US (main), A, ALU, B, BM, BUF, C, CINC, DAO, DPU (currently NY), DS, F, FI, FLAS, G, GH, ILLS, KSC, MO, NA, NY, NYS, OSC, P, PH, POM, QK, S, UNA, VT, WECO (currently NY), WELC, WS
Countries
North American region: United States
Associate(s)
Parish, Samuel Bonsall (1838-1928) (co-collector)
Vasey, George (1822-1893) (co-collector, father)
Biography
American collector and son of George Vasey a renowned botanist and Physician. Richard George Vasey was born in Illinois, perhaps in Ringwood or Elgin just outside of Chicago where his father worked as a physician. One of six children, Vasey collected around 1875 to 1889, particularly in the mountains of New Mexico. He sent specimens back to his father who by this time worked as a botanist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Richard Vasey's specimens had minimal locality data and were not usually identified when sent.
References
Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. T-Z (1988): 1074;
Vasey, George Richard (1853-?)
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