Joseph Woods

Joseph Woods ( born August 24, 1776 in Stoke Newington, † January 9, 1864 in Lewes, Sussex ) was an English architect and an amateur botanist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " J.Woods ". Previously was also the abbreviation " Woods " in use.

Life and work

Ehrentaxon

The genus Woodsia R.Br. in the plant family of Dryopteridaceae has been named after him.

Writings (selection )

• The tourist 's flora. In 1850.

Swell

• Robert Zander, Fritz Encke, Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold (eds.): Handbook of Plant Names. 13th edition. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5.

Further Reading

• G. S. Boulger, rev. Susie Barson: Joseph Woods. In: HCG Matthew, Brian Harrison ( ed.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, from the earliest times to the year 2000 ( ODNB ), Volume 60 ( Wolmark - Zuylestein ), Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19 - 861410-1, online, at 2004 (license required ). seen on 17 September 2012 ( English)