Harlan Parker Banks

American paleobotanist and phycologist (1913–1998)
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IntroAmerican paleobotanist and phycologist (1913–1998)
A.K.A.Harlan P. Banks H.P.Banks
A.K.A.Harlan P. Banks H.P.Banks
PlacesUnited States of America
wasScientist Botanist Educator
Work fieldAcademia Science
Gender
Male
Birth1 September 1913, Cambridge
Death22 November 1998New Hampshire (aged 85 years)
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Biography

Harlan Parker Banks (September 1, 1913 - November 22, 1998) was an American paleobotanist and Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor Emeritus in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, known for his studies of Devonian plants. A Fulbright Research Scholar and Guggenheim Fellow, he was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the National Academy of Science, and president of the Botanical Society of America.
The standard author abbreviation H.P.Banks is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.

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