Geraldine Anne Allen | |
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| Born | 1950 (age 73–74)[4] |
| Other names | Geraldine Anne Allen Guppy[2] |
| Education | Doctor of Philosophy (Botany and Plant pathology)[2] |
| Alma mater |
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| Spouse | Arthur Guppy[3] (div.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Institutions | University of Victoria[1] |
| Theses | |
| Doctoral advisor | Kenton L. Chambers[2] |
| Other academic advisors | Roy L. Taylor[3] |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | G.A.Allen[4] |
Geraldine Anne Allen (born 1950)[4] is a botanist, professor of biology, and herbarium curator at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. She obtained formal education at the University of British Columbia and Oregon State University, earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree in botany and plant pathology from the latter in 1981. During her career, she has authored or co-authored over 50 publications, including genera chapters for Flora of North America and the Jepson Manual. She also has authored several species of the Erythronium genus.
Education[edit]
Allen earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of British Columbia in 1972 and 1975, respectively, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in botany and plant pathology from Oregon State University in 1981.[5] Her master's thesis was entitled The Systematics of Indigenous Species of Hieracium Asteraceae in British Columbia[6] and her dissertation was Biosystematics of a Western North American Polyploid Complex in the Genus Aster.[7]
Career[edit]
Allen is professor of biology[1] and herbarium curator at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada.[8] During her career, she has authored or co-authored over 50 publications,[9] including the Flora of North America chapters on the genera Erythronium,[10] Eucephalus,[11] and Symphyotrichum.[12] Her work also has included chapters for the Jepson Manual on genera Symphyotrichum,[13] Erythronium,[14] and Doellingeria.[15] Allen has authored several species of the Erythronium genus.[16] The standard author abbreviation G.A.Allen is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[17]
Personal life[edit]
While Allen was writing her master's thesis, she was married to Arthur Guppy, and she used variations of the name Geraldine Anne Allen Guppy as author for her thesis,[3] her dissertation,[7] and her other 1970s publications.[18][19]
Selected publications[edit]
- Allen, G.A. (2006). "Eucephalus Nuttall". In Flora North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America. Vol. 20. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 39–42.
- Allen, G.A.; Robertson, K.R. (2006). "Erythronium Linnaeus". In Flora North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America. Vol. 26. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 153–163.
- Allen, G.A. (2012). Jepson Flora Project (ed.). "Symphyotrichum [and subordinate taxa]". Jepson eFlora.
- Allen, G.A.; Wetherwax, M. (2018). Jepson Flora Project (ed.). "Erythronium [and subordinate taxa]". Jepson eFlora, Revision 6.
- Allen, G.A. (2020). Jepson Flora Project (ed.). "Doellingeria [and subordinate taxa]". Jepson eFlora, Revision 8.
- Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum Nees [and subordinate taxa]". In Flora North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America. Vol. 20. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 465–539.
- Guppy, G.A.A. (31 December 1974). The Systematics of Indigenous Species of Hieracium Asteraceae in British Columbia (MSc thesis). Vancouver: University of British Columbia. doi:10.14288/1.0093399. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- Guppy, G.A.; Bohm, B.A. (1976). "Flavonoids of Five Hieracium Species of British Columbia". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 4 (4). Elsevier: 231–234. doi:10.1016/0305-1978(76)90044-2. ISSN 0305-1978.
- Guppy, G.A. (December 1978). "Species Relationships of Hieracium (Asteraceae) in British Columbia". Canadian Journal of Botany. 56 (23). Ottawa: Canadian Science Publishing: 3008–3019. doi:10.1139/b78-365. eISSN 1916-2804. ISSN 1916-2790.
- Guppy, G.A.A. (18 December 1980). Biosystematics of a Western North American Polyploid Complex in the Genus Aster (PhD dissertation). Corvallis: Oregon State University. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c University of Victoria 2021.
- ^ a b c Oregon State University n.d.
- ^ a b c Guppy 1974, p. x.
- ^ a b c IPNI 2021.
- ^ a b Botanical Society of America 1995.
- ^ Guppy 1974.
- ^ a b Guppy 1980.
- ^ University of Victoria 2015.
- ^ ResearchGate n.d.
- ^ Allen & Robertson 2006.
- ^ Allen 2006.
- ^ Brouillet et al. 2006.
- ^ Allen 2012.
- ^ Allen & Wetherwax 2018.
- ^ Allen 2020.
- ^ POWO 2021.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. G.A.Allen.
- ^ Guppy & Bohm 1976.
- ^ Guppy 1978.
References[edit]
- Botanical Society of America (1995). "Guide to Graduate Study in Botany for the United States and Canada". American Journal of Botany (Supplement). 170. 82 (10) (8th ed.). St. Louis, Missouri: Botanical Society of America: 4. ISSN 1537-2197. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- IPNI (2021). "Allen, Geraldine A." www.ipni.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- Oregon State University (n.d.). "Graduate Thesis Or Dissertation — Guppy, Geraldine Anne Allen". ir.library.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- POWO (2021). "Erythronium L." www.plantsoftheworldonline.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ResearchGate (n.d.). "Geraldine A Allen". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- University of Victoria (2015). "Our people: Herbarium staff". www.uvic.ca. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- University of Victoria (2021). "Dr. Geraldine Allen". www.uvic.ca. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
External links[edit]
- Geraldine A. Allen publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Publications by Geraldine A. Allen at ResearchGate
