Arthur Hollick

Arthur Hollick
Born
Charles Arthur Hollick

(1857-02-06)February 6, 1857
New Brighton, New York, US
DiedMarch 11, 1933(1933-03-11) (aged 76)
New York, New York, US
Education
OccupationPaleobotanist
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Charles Arthur Hollick (February 6, 1857 – March 11, 1933), known widely as Arthur Hollick, was an American paleobotanist. He was curator of fossil plants at Columbia University and the New York Botanical Garden.

Biography

Arthur Hollick was born in New Brighton, New York on February 6, 1857. He received a Bachelor of Philosophy from Columbia School of Mines in 1879 and his doctorate at George Washington University (then known as Columbian College) in 1897.

He died in New York City on March 11, 1933.

The standard author abbreviation Hollick is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

References

  1. ↑ Stafleu, Frans A.; Cowan, Richard S. (1979). "Hollick, [Charles] Arthur". Taxonomic Literature. Vol. 2. pp. 256–257.
  2. ↑ "Biography of Charles Arthur Hollick". Charles Arthur Hollick Records (RG4). The New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. V. Boston: American Biographical Society. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ Howe, Marshall A. (November 1933). "Arthur Hollick: February 6, 1857 – March 11, 1933". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 60 (8): 537–553. doi:10.2307/2480533. JSTOR 2480533.
  5. ↑ Jeffrey, E. C. (May 12, 1933). "Arthur Hollick: 1857–1933". Science. 77 (2002): 440–441. Bibcode:1933Sci....77..440J. doi:10.1126/science.77.2002.440. JSTOR 1656963.
  6. ↑ Bulletin 868: Mineral Resources of Alaska. United States Department of the Interior. 1937. p. 117. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Obituary: Arthur Hollick". Elmira Star-Gazette. March 13, 1933. p. 13. Retrieved May 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ International Plant Names Index. Hollick.