James L. Reveal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James L. Reveal

American botanist

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1941

Place of Birth: Reno, Nevada, United States

Date of Death: 09-Jan-2015

Profession: curator, botanist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

James Lauritz Reveal (March 29, 1941 – January 9, 2015) was a U.S.
botanist best known for his contributions to the genus Eriogonum and for his work on suprageneric names.
His website, at PlantSystematics.org, also presents material on plant taxonomy including the Reveal system.
He published extensively on North American flora, was a member of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, and was one of the authors of the APG II and APG III classifications. At the time of his death, Reveal was a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland, adjunct professor at Cornell University's Department of Plant Biology and honorary curator at the New York Botanical Garden.