William Andrew Archer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Andrew Archer

American economic botanist and plant collector

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1884

Place of Birth: Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico

Date of Death: 07-May-1973

Profession: botanist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Andrew Archer (1894–1973) was an American economic botanist; ethnobotanist, taxonomist, plant explorer, and herbarium manager.
He was born in Torreon, Mexico to American parents.
Dr.
Archer studied at New Mexico State College, earning his BSc in Biology, and completed a Ph.D.
in Botany micology at the University of Michigan in 1925.
Most of his professional career was spent at United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), including his position as Curator of the National Arboretum Herbarium from 1938 to 1964.
After his retirement from the USDA, Dr.
Archer was appointed Research Associate in the Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH).
His career was marked by extensive collecting trips to Central and South America and to Africa.
He spoke English, Portuguese and Spanish.His ashes were scattered in a woodland area of Maryland's Prince Georges County.