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James Robert Weir
James Robert Weir
Born	1882; Scottsberg, Indiana
Died	1943
Alma mater	Purdue; Munich;
	Scientific career
Institutions	USDA; Ford;
Thesis	Untersuchungen über die Gattung Coprinus (1911)
Author abbrev. (botany)	Weir

James Robert Weir (1882–1943) was an American mycologist specializing in wood decaying fungi and forest pathology. He advised Henry Ford on rubber plantations and was head of The U.S. National Fungus Collections.^[1]

The standard author abbreviation Weir is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

References edit

^ Natural History Museum. "Weir, James Robert (1882-1943)". JSTOR Global Plants. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
^ International Plant Names Index. Weir.

[1] Natural History Museum. "Weir, James Robert (1882-1943)". JSTOR Global Plants. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

[2] International Plant Names Index. Weir.

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James Robert Weir
Born	1882 Scottsberg, Indiana
Died	1943
Alma mater	Purdue Munich
Scientific career
Institutions	USDA Ford
Thesis	Untersuchungen über die Gattung Coprinus (1911)
Author abbrev. (botany)	Weir

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