About Thomas Gibson Lea
Lived 1785 – 1844 (aged 58). Thomas Gibson Lea was an American botanist and mycologist.
Thomas Gibson Lea (December 14, 1785 – September 30, 1844) was an American botanist who was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He was the older brother of the publisher, Isaac Lea and the younger brother of John Lea (1782 – 1862), who is known for his study of a cholera outbreak in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lea was honored alongside Miles Joseph Berkeley (1803 – 1889; an English cryptogamist and clergyman) in the naming of Berkleasmium in 1854, which is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Dematiaceae. Lea also lends his name to the lichen Phaeophyscia leana.
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Who was Thomas Gibson Lea?
American botanist (1785-1844)
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Thomas Gibson Lea was born on 14 December 1785 in Wilmington.
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Thomas Gibson Lea died on 30 September 1844 in Waynesville.
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Thomas Gibson Lea was a botanist and mycologist.
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