Edward Frederick Anderson (Covina, California, June 17, 1932 – March 29, 2001) was an American botanist who conducted extensive explorations in Mexico. He was a leading specialist in the cactus family. He was Senior Research Botanist at the

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, Phoenix. He chaired the

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. He was a member of the

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and the

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. He was emeritus professor of biology at

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, where he taught for three decades.Timber Press Author Profile: Edward F. Anderson
/ref> In 1998 Dr. Anderson was awarded the prestigious Cactus d'Or, given by the principality of

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for outstanding research on succulents.

Books

* ''Peyote: The Divine Cactus''. University of Arizona Press, Tucson 1981, * ''Plants and People of the Golden Triangle: Ethnobotany of the Hill Tribes of Northern Thailand''. Dioscorides Press, Portland (Oregon) 1993, * ''Threatened Cacti of Mexico''. Balogh Scientific Books, Kew 1994, con Salvador Arias & Nigel P. Taylor * ''The Cactus Family''. Timber Press, Portland (Oregon) 2001,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Edward Frederick 1932 births 2001 deaths Botanists active in North America Fellows of the Linnean Society of London People from Covina, California Scientists from California 20th-century American botanists

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