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Index of Botanists

NameBock, Thor Methven
Date of birth1907
Date of death1973
Remarks[THOR METHVEN BOCK Thor Methven Bock is remembered as the co-author of Cactaceae … Bock contributed the 30 plates of drawings that covered 146 genera … he was named a CSSA Fellow sometime prior to 1945 and died in April 1973 … He was born in Illinois on January 20, 1907, the son of Richard W. Bock, an immigrant from Germany, and Martha Methven, an Ohio native. In the 20 years prior to his death on April 25, 1973, at age 66, he had been a technical artist with North American-Rocketdyne in the aerospace industry. He was a resident of Northridge, California, at the time of his death. His spouse, Mabel, survived him. Larry W. Mitich (Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 65: 247. 1997) ]Example of Name Published: Trichocereus atacamensis (Phil.) W.T. Marshall & T.M. Bock, Cactac. 94 (1941)
ASA Botanist ID102875 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8e5a76b5-cc8b-4b85-8a2c-215df6ce1051
Variant nameThor Methven Bock
Author nameT. M. Bock
B & P Author Abbrev.T.M.Bock
Standard/Label NameT. M. Bock
Full NameBock, Thor Methven
Geography AuthorUnited States of America
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Citation as AuthorBrief Biography in: Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 65: 247. 1997 (via John E. Williams)
Author in Cactaceae (Marshall & Bock)

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