| LC control no. | n 85335476 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Rehder, Alfred, 1863-1949 |
| Located | Boston (Mass.) |
| Birth date | 18630904 |
| Death date | 19490721 |
| Place of birth | Waldenburg (Saxony, Germany) |
| Affiliation | Arnold Arboretum |
| Profession or occupation | Dendrologists |
| Found in | Wilson, E.H. A monograph of azaleas, 1977: CUDG/RLIN record (hdg.: Rehder, Alfred, 1863-1949; usage: Alfred Rehder) Arnold Arboretum WWW site, 24 Feb., 2015 (Alfred Rehder; b. Waldenburg, Sachsen, Germany, 4 Sep., 1863; in 1898, at age 34, Rehder sailed for the United States to undertake dendrological studies for Moller's Deutsche Gartner-Zeitung; he wrote Charles Sprague Sargent (1841-1927), the first Director of the Arnold Arboretum, and arranged a six month term as a student-worker performing manual labor; Sargent quickly recognized his capabilities and persuaded Rehder to become a member of his staff; Alfred Rehder officially retired in 1940 at age 77; Alfred Rehder, Associate Professor of Dendrology, Emeritus, died on 21 July, 1949) <http://arboretum.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/II_A_2_AR_2012.pdf> |
| Associated language | ger eng |
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