British botanist (1885-1965).
Robert Stephen Adamson (2 March 1885 – 6 November 1965) was a British botanist. He was a fellow of Linnean Society (elected in 1956), the British Ecological Society and the Royal Society of South Africa and its President in 1946-1948. The standard author abbreviation Adamson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Adamson is commemorated in the specific epithet adamsonii.
Abbreviations: Adamson
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, Union of South Africa
Languages: English
Dates: 1885-03-02T00:00:00Z – 1965-11-06T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Manchester
Direct attributions: 99 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 142 plants, 0 fungi