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Herbert Copeland

Herbert Copeland

American biologist

Herbert Faulkner Copeland (May 21, 1902 – October 15, 1968) was an American biologist who contributed to the theory of biological kingdoms. He grouped unicellular organisms into 2 large kingdoms: the Monera kingdom and the Protista kingdom. In 1966, he included bacteria and one of the most primitive algae, called blue green algae, under Monera kingdom.

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His father was Edwin Copeland who was also the founder of the College of Agriculture at the University of the Philippines Los Banos and a leading pteridologist.

Bibliography

  • "The kingdoms of organisms", Quarterly review of biology v.13, pp. 383–420, 1938.
  • The classification of lower organisms, Palo Alto, Calif., Pacific Books, 1956.
The standard author abbreviation H.F.Copel. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    International Plant Names Index.  H.F.Copel.


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