Harry Allan
New Zealand teacher, botanist, scientific administrator, writer (1882-1957) · New Zealand · On the map · Scientists · Died at 75
Harry Howard Barton Allan was a New Zealand teacher, botanist, scientific administrator, and writer.
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![The vegetation of Mt Peel was the subject of Allan's thesis.[3]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/View_of_Mt_Peel_from_Little_Mt_Peel_NZ.JPG/1280px-View_of_Mt_Peel_from_Little_Mt_Peel_NZ.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
![Celmisia allanii, described in 1935, was named after Allan.[42]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Celmisia_allanii.jpg/1280px-Celmisia_allanii.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
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Despite never receiving a formal education in botany, he became an eminent scientist, publishing over 100 scientific papers, three introductory handbooks on New Zealand plants, and completing the first volume of a flora in his lifetime.
Country
New Zealand
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1882 to 1957 · aged 75
