Robert Stephen Adamson
Robert Stephen Adamson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 March 1885 |
| Died | 6 November 1965 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Manchester |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Adamson |
Robert Stephen Adamson (2 March 1885 – 6 November 1965) was a British botanist. He was a fellow of Linnean Society (elected in 1956), the British Ecological Society and the Royal Society of South Africa and its President in 1946-1948.
The standard author abbreviation Adamson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Adamson is commemorated in the specific epithet adamsonii.