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Code	DS/UK/318
Name	Stapf; Otto (1857-1933); Austrian botanist and taxonomist
Dates and Places	b.23 Mar 1857, Ischl, Austria; d.3 Aug 1933, Innsbruck, Austria
Surname	Stapf
Forenames	Otto
History	After studying botany in Vienna, Stapf recieved a PhD. In 1882, he became assistant professor of fellow botanist, Anton Kerner. In 1885, Stapf received sponsorship to conduct an expedition to South and Western Persia, during which several new species were discovered. After professional tensions developed between Stapf and Kerner, Stapf moved to England, where he worked as Keeper of the Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1909 to 1920. In 1908, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and in 1927, he was awarded the Linnean Medal.
Rules	International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Source	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Stapf
	Ray Desmond's DICTIONARY OF BRITISH AND IRISH BOTANISTS AND HORTICULTURISTS (1994)
	VIAF: 121802856

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Reference	Title	Date
MCR/2/1/1	Turkey and West Asia: Miscellaneous	1 May 1860-22 Jun 1924
MCR/4/2/11	China: Plant collections, cultural products etc.	5 Oct 1853-31 Aug 1914
MCR/1/6/1	Germany: Miscellaneous	12 Sep 1879-22 Nov 1920
MCR/2/2/3	Cyprus: Botanical Exploration and Cultural Products	12 Oct 1878-6 Feb 1920
MCR/1/5/1	North and Central Europe: Miscellaneous	14 Jan 1875-20 Sep 1928
MCR/2/4/1	Egypt: Miscellaneous	30 Jun 1871-2 Mar 1909
MCR/4/2/1	China and Tibet: Miscellaneous	31 Mar 1866-2 Jul 1925
MCR/4/2/2	China: Economic Products	1861-11 Jan 1904

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