Carlyle A. Luer
Carlyle A. Luer | |
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| Born | August 23, 1922 Alton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 2019 (aged 97) Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Known for | Orchid taxonomy, particularly of the Pleurothallidinae |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Luer | |
Carlyle August Luer (August 23, 1922[1] – November 9, 2019) was a surgeon, botanist, and author who studied Orchidaceae. His specialty interest was the Pleurothallidinae (Genus Pleurothallis) and allied species.[2]
Born to Carl & Vera Luer,[1] he was raised in Alton, Illinois and later attended Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, graduating in 1946.[3] From there he went on to be a surgeon in Sarasota, Florida and upon retirement in 1975 took up the study and botanical illustration of orchids.[3]
He aided in the foundation of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens and was the first editor of their research journal Selbyana.[2] He was a senior curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden and published numerous articles and two books related to orchid taxonomy.[3] Luer died at the age of 97 on November 9, 2019.[4]
He and his wife had five children.[5]
Writings
- The Native Orchids of Florida
- The Native Orchids of the United States and Canada[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 Luer, Carlyle August. "Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965". familysearch. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- 1 2 "Carlyle A. Luer". Selbyana. 30 (1). 2009. JSTOR 41760346.
- 1 2 3 "Carlyle A. Luer, MD 46". Washington University School of Medicine Outlook Magazine.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Luer, Carlyle August (November 12, 2019). "Carlyle August Luer Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- 1 2 "Luer, Carlyle August (1922-)". Plants.Jstor.org. JSTOR. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ International Plant Names Index. Luer.