Francis Raymond Fosberg

A prolific collector and author, he played a significant role in the development of coral reef and island studies.He became interested in island ecosystems, and in 1932 moved to Honolulu to work at the University of Hawaii as an assistant to Harold St.[3] There he received an invitation to participate in the Mangarevan Expedition led by the malacologist Charles Montague Cooke, Jr.He returned to the United States and began doing vegetation work for the Pacific Science Board under the National Research Council with his new assistant, Marie-Hélène Sachet.In 1966 they joined the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in the tropical biology branch of the Ecology program.
Spokane, WashingtonFalls Church, VirginiaUnited Statesbotanistcoral reefisland studiesTurlock, CaliforniaBotanyPomona CollegeLos Angeles County Museumislands on the coast of Californiadesert SouthwestecosystemsHonoluluUniversity of HawaiiHarold St. JohnMangarevan ExpeditionmalacologistCharles Montague Cooke, Jr.University of PennsylvaniaColombiaCinchonaCinchona MissionsMicronesian IslandsNational Research CouncilMarie-Hélène SachetUnited States Geological SurveySmithsonianNational Museum of Natural HistoryEcologycuratorJosé CuatrecasasUNESCOOrganization for Flora Neotropicaauthor abbreviationcitingbotanical nameThe Washington PostForero, EnriqueInternational Plant Names IndexSmithsonian Institution Archives