biography
| name: |
Oosting, Henry J(ohn)
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pronunciation:
[oosting]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1903–68)
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| biography:
| Botanist, born in Holland, Minnesota, USA. He taught at the University of Minnesota (1927–32), then moved to Duke University (1932–63), conducting full-time research after retiring from academic duties. He was an authority on the plant ecology of E USA, including Maine forest birches and the effects of salt spray on the vegetation of the North Carolina coastal dunes. |
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