Annetta Mary Carter
Annetta Mary Carter | |
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| Born | June 28, 1907 Sierra Madre, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1991 (aged 83) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Plant collector |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.M.Carter |
Annetta Mary Carter (June 28, 1907 – May 8, 1991) was an American botanist.
Early life[edit]
Carter was born on June 28, 1907, in Sierra Madre, California. After the death of her mother, Carter's father spent the summers working in the San Gabriel Mountains as a fire guard, giving Carter the freedom to explore her surroundings and develop an appreciation for nature.[1] Her interest in botany was encouraged and supported by her botany teacher at Pasadena High School.[2][3]
Education and career[edit]
In 1928, Carter enrolled in the Botany program at the University of California in Berkeley. She graduated in 1930 with her A.B. in Botany. Her graduating class consisted on 7 women, including Mary L. Bowerman. Carter went on to pursue her master's degree with a focus in the morphology of floating liverwort. Her studies during the program were supervised by William Albert Setchell.[2]
After receiving her M.A. in 1932, Carter went on to work at the University of California, Berkeley Herbarium where she began as a mounter. She remained with the herbarium under the title Principal Herbarium Botanist until her retirement in 1968. Despite having officially retired, Carter continued to assist the herbarium as a Research Associate.[2] Whilst employed at the herbarium, Carter began collecting throughout California.
The standard author abbreviation A.M.Carter is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
Personal life and death[edit]
Carter died in Berkeley on May 8, 1991, at the age of 83.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Annetta Mary Carter". JSTOR Global Plants. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ a b c Ertter, Barbara (1992). "Annetta Mary Carter (1907-1991)". Madroño. 39 (3): 245–250. JSTOR 41424916 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Bancroft Library.; Carter, Annetta.; Constance, Lincoln; DeDecker, Mary.; Holleuffer, Carol.; McClintock, Elizabeth May (1987). California women in botany : interviews conducted by Carol Holleuffer ; with introductions by Lincoln Constance, Betty Gilchrist, Peter Rowlands, and John Hunter ; The Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.19163.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. A.M.Carter.
- ^ "Carter, Annetta (1907-1991)". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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