Alma Holland Beers
American botanist
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| Intro | American botanist | |
| A.K.A. | Beers | |
| A.K.A. | Beers | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Scientist Botanist Illustrator Scientific illustrator | |
| Work field | Arts Creativity Journalism Science | |
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| Birth | 1892, Moore County, North Carolina, USA | |
| Death | 1974Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA (aged 82 years) |
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Alma Holland Beers (1892-1974) was an American botanist known for being the first woman botanist at the University of Chapel Hill, including her work plant collecting, co-authoring multiple publications, and creating botanical illustrations. The standard author abbreviation Beers is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.