| Name | Nelson, Carl Z. |
| Date of birth | 1870 |
| Date of death | 1939 |
| Remarks | "Carl Z. Nelson was born on April 17, 1870, in Småland, Sweden... In 1872 ... came to the United States, settling in Galesburg ... came to be known as Charles Zackary ... made his living as a painter-decorator but was offered the opportunity to study at many fine places, including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. ... Because of his fine work in the field of botany, the Dodecatheon lutescens flower was named after him. Mr. Nelson served as president of the American Horticultural Society and was an organizer of the Knox County Academy of Science. On June 19, 1939, he was killed instantly after falling off a ladder while painting the exterior of a house. His collection of dried flowers is now part of the flower collection at the University of Wisconsin-Madison" (vide web reference). [author note: Some specimens at US] [collector note: Some specimens at US] |
| URL | http://www.augustana.edu/x14840.xml |
| ASA Botanist ID | 126816 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c9f7f8d0-598d-47fa-9413-9ae25b578e4c |
| Variant name | Carl Z. Nelson |
| Author name | C. Z. Nelson |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | C. Z. Nelson |
| Standard/Label Name | Carl Z. Nelson |
| Full Name | Nelson, Carl Z. |
| Geography Author | United States of America |
| Geography Collector | United States of America |
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes |
| Specialty Collector | Phanerogams |
| Citation as Author | Trans. Illinois Acad. Sci. 12: 124. 1919 |
| Citation as Author | Fore name, Birth & Death dates & Web reference from David Hollombe |
| Citation as Collector | Trans. Illinois Acad. Sci. 12: 124. 1919 |
| Holdings | Search for specimens collected by Carl Z. Nelson |
| Collections in | 1901 (2) |
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