SchippWA

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Schipp, William A.

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)

career:

Was on the staff of the Botanical Gardens, Darwin, Australia, at least from 1924-28; at that time probably in his forties.

He made extensive collections in British Honduras,¹ and previously (about 1928) collected plants in New Guinea, Java, and the Dutch East Indies. He came to San Francisco, Cal., from Java, late Jan. 1929.

collections:

Through E.D. Merrill he obtained subscribers to his herbarium sets (probably from Br. Honduras only). Many letters are present at the Univ. of California [UC], Michigan [MICH], etc.

literature:

(1) R.M. Lowden: ‘William A. Schipp’s botanical explorations in The Stann Creek and Toledo Districts, Brit. Honduras (1929-1935)’ (Taxon 19, 1970, 831-861).

	Career Collections Literature
	Schipp, William A.
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)
	career: Was on the staff of the Botanical Gardens, Darwin, Australia, at least from 1924-28; at that time probably in his forties. He made extensive collections in British Honduras,¹ and previously (about 1928) collected plants in New Guinea, Java, and the Dutch East Indies. He came to San Francisco, Cal., from Java, late Jan. 1929.
	collections: Through E.D. Merrill he obtained subscribers to his herbarium sets (probably from Br. Honduras only). Many letters are present at the Univ. of California [UC], Michigan [MICH], etc.
	literature: (1) R.M. Lowden: ‘William A. Schipp’s botanical explorations in The Stann Creek and Toledo Districts, Brit. Honduras (1929-1935)’ (Taxon 19, 1970, 831-861).