Reed C. Rollins 1911—1998

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RHODORA,
Vol. 100, No. 901, 96, 1998
p.
MEMORIAM
IN
Reed
C. Rollins
1911-1998
Reed Asa Gray
C. Rollins, the Professor of Systematic Botany
Emeritus Harvard
at University, and director of the Gray Her-
barium from He
1948
to 1978, died April was
28, 86.
Born Lyman, Wyoming,
in Rollins graduated with honors from
Wyoming,
the University of
received his master's degree from
Washington
State University, and Ph.D. from Harvard
his
in
A
member
1941. of the Societv of Fellows from 1Q^7 to iQdn
Harvard
member
Arts and
cieties.
comin
sor of biology
at Stanford University and as a geneticist for the
Department
World
War
His many
research covered
taxonomy
II. areas
in
£
netics, but the primary focus of work was on
his mustard
the
family,
Brassicaceae.
Kathryn;
a daughter, Linda White
ham,
Massachusetts
Baltimore, Maryland
Ontario; a
brother, Dr. S. Rollins of Phoenix. Ari
P.
Mrs. Allene
Carter of Oklahoma
Tulsa,
grandchildren.
memorial was May
service held on
Memorial
Church
e Harvard Uni\
at
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