Almut Gitter Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Almut Gitter Jones

U.S. botanist (1923–2013)

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1923

Place of Birth: Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Oct-2013

Profession: botanist, mycologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Almut Gitter Jones (born 8 September 1923, Oldenburg, died 12 October 2013, Urbana) was a German-American botanist and plant taxonomist known for her work researching the genus Aster and for her work as Curator of the University of Illinois herbarium.
She was married to fellow botanist George Neville Jones.
She described over fifty species.
The standard author abbreviation A.G.Jones is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.