Rolla M. Tryon Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rolla M. Tryon Jr.

American botanist

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1916

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 20-Aug-2001

Profession: botanist, pteridologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Rolla Milton Tryon Jr.
(August 26, 1916 – August 20, 2001) was an American botanist who specialized in the systematics and evolution of ferns and other spore-dispersed plants (pteridology).
His particular focus and interest lay in two areas, historical biogeography of ferns and the taxonomy of tropical American ferns.