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John Raymond Reeder (July 29, 1914 – February 8, 2009) was an American agrostologist who was active in identifying the grasses of
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,
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, and
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all while on duty for the US military during the second world war.


Biography

Reeder was born on a farm in
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on July 29, 1914. He went on to attend
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and met Charlotte Olive Goodding, whom he married in 1941. Reeder joined the military upon the involvement of America in
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. He was stationed in a malaria unit in New Guinea. While on duty, he collected grasses for curation back in America. Upon his return from the war, Reeder was accepted into a
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program at
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. He took classes while also working at the
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, and eventually earned his doctorate. In 1947, he accepted a position at
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in the forestry department. He taught courses on dendrology, agrostology, and plant taxonomy. He also served as Curator of the Herbarium at the
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. In 1968, Reeder and his wife left
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after his retirement from Yale. They continued their research at the Rocky Mountain Herbarium of the
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. The couple relocated to
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to research at the
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Herbarium in 1983. After a severe car accident, the two decided to retire.


Legacy

The genus '' Reederochloa'' and species '' Muhlenbergia reederorum'' were named in honor of the Reeders by
Thomas Robert Soderstrom Thomas Robert Soderstrom (9 January 1936 Chicago – 1 September 1987) was an American agrostologist His special field of study was the grass family Gramineae or Poaceae. He was Curator of Grasses at the National Museum of Natural History in Was ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reeder, John R. 1914 births 2009 deaths American botanists Agrostologists Yale University faculty University of Wyoming faculty University of Arizona faculty Oregon State University alumni Harvard University alumni