James Sinclair (botanist)
James Sinclair (1913–1968) was a Scottish botanist,[1] who worked at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the Singapore Botanic Gardens.[2]
James Sinclair | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1913 Orkney, Scotland |
| Died | 26 February 1968 Orkney, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Singapore Botanic Gardens |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | J.Sinclair |
Life
Sinclair was born in the Bu of Hoy Orkney, Scotland on 29 November 1913. He received a degree in botany from the Edinburgh University. He served as a radar operator in the Royal Air Force from 1941 to 1945. In 1968 he succumbed to cancer and was buried in Hoy.[2]
Work
He was a botanist at the Edinburgh Royal Botanical Garden where he oversaw the herbarium. In 1948 he became the herbarium curator at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Much of his work focused on the flowering plant families Annonaceae and Myristicaceae, though he also had an interest in marine plants and mosses.[2]
Legacy
He is the authority for at least 192 taxa including: IPNI. List of plant names with authority J.Sinclair.
His life and works have been honored as part of the Hoy Heritage project.[4]
References
- "Sinclair, James". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries Index of Botanists. Harvard University. n.d. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "Sinclair, James (1913-1968)". Global Plants. ITHAKA. n.d. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- International Plant Names Index. J.Sinclair.
- "James Sinclair". Hoy Heritage. Hoy Heritage. n.d. Retrieved 26 June 2019.