Howard S. Irwin

Howard S. Irwin
PhD
Irwin circa 1971
Born(1928-03-28)March 28, 1928
DiedJanuary 23, 2019(2019-01-23) (aged 90)
Truro, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Spouse(s)Marian Campbell Sterne Irwin
Anne Lieb Wolff Irwin
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Thesis Monographic studies in Cassia. I. Section Xerocalyx. 1960
Author abbrev. (botany)H.S.Irwin

Howard Samuel Irwin Jr. (March 28, 1928 – January 23, 2019) was an American botanist and taxonomist who specialized in the genus Cassia and worked as an administrator at the New York Botanical Garden, Long Island University, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.