Alfred Rehder
Alfred Rehder | |
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Rehder in the Arnold Arboretum library in 1898, shortly after his arrival in the U.S. | |
| Born | 4 September 1863 |
| Died | 25 July 1949 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | American |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Rehder |
Alfred Rehder (4 September 1863 in Waldenburg, Saxony – 25 July 1949 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts) was a German-American botanical taxonomist and dendrologist who worked at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. He is generally regarded as the foremost dendrologist of his generation.