Robert Everard Woodson Jr. (April28, 1904November6, 1963) was an American botanist. He received a degree in biology in 1929 from Washington University.
He taught botany at Washington University, and from 1945 to 1963 he was a full professor. He was also curator of the Missouri Botanical Garden.Contradictory dates are given for the time spans Robert Everard Woodson served as curator: Riley 1995 states it was from 1948 to 1955 and from 1958 to 1963; according to Stafleu & Cowan 1988 it was from 1955 to 1956 and from 1959 to 1963, plus a period during which he appears to have been an unofficial, de facto curator from 1945 to 1955.
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