Alma Holland Beers
Alma Holland Beers (1892–1974) was an American botanist known for being the first woman botanist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including her work plant collecting, co-authoring multiple publications, and creating botanical illustrations.[1][2][3][4][5] She worked closely with Dr. Williams Chamber Coker and Nancy Eliason, co-collecting anf co-authoring with them. [6] The standard author abbreviation Beers is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]Alma Holland Beers was born in Moore Country, North Carolina on January 10, 1892. [6]
Anna Holland Beers' career lasted for thirty-three years and her primary duty was serving as Executive Director of the Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society from 1946 to 1951.[6] She was also well advanced in Latin and French and worked on literature translations for the faculty. [6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alma Holland Beers". www.ibiblio.org. UNC Herbarium. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ BURK, WILLIAM R. (2002). "ALMA LEONORA HOLLAND BEERS: THE FIRST WOMAN BOTANIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA–CHAPEL HILL". Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science. 118 (4): 221–236. JSTOR 24336300.
- ^ Burk, William R. "A Bibliography of the Publications of Alma Holland Beers" (PDF). www.herbarium.unc.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "William R. Burk Collection of Alma Holland Beers Materials, 1930-2008". finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Holmes, Amelia W. (6 March 2015). "More than a Dainty Flower: Alma Holland Beers". uncscosaa.blogspot.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d McCormick, Carol Ann (2021-12-29). "Alma Holland Beers". North Carolina Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Beers.
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