Allen Hiram Curtiss

Allen Hiram Curtiss (1845–1907) was a noted botanist in the United States.[1][2] He may have been the first professional botanist to reside in Florida.[1] His work included the discovery of fern species at the Pineola Grotto.[3] He collected many specimens and was an author of botanical books. The Florida Agricultural Experiment Station (established in 1888 as a division of the Florida College of Agriculture at Lake City), employed Curtiss for a brief tenure and several collections at the University of Florida Herbarium are named for him.[4] Several species are named for him including Calamagrostis curtissii[5] and Polygala curtissii.[6]

Allen Hiram Curtiss
Born1845
Died1907
Burial placeHillside Memorial Cemetery and Park, Central Square, Oswego County, New York, USA
OccupationBotanist
Parent

His mother, Floretta Allen Curtiss was a keen phycologist, whose biographical sketch Allen H. Curtiss published in 1899.[7]

1877 list of plants collected and distributed by Curtiss (readable pdf)

References
  1. Ward, Daniel B. (2005). "Rediscovery of Sisyrinchium corymbosum Bicknell (Iridaceae), Lost for One Hundred Years". Castanea. 70 (2): 155–157. JSTOR 4034283.
  2. "HUH - Databases - Botanist Search". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  3. Journal New York Botanical Gardens pages 35, 36
  4. "History of the University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS)". flmnh.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  5. CRC Dictionary of Grasses page 423
  6. Porcher, R.D.; Rayner, D.A. (2001). A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina. University of South Carolina Press. p. 148. ISBN 9781570034381. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  7. "Allen Hierome Curtiss - North Carolina Botanical Garden". Retrieved 2022-08-07.
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