Ernest Charles Nelson

Ernest Charles Nelson (15 September 1951, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a botanist who specialises in the Proteaceae family, especially the Adenanthos genus; and the Ericaceae, especially Erica. He is the author of over 20 books and more than 150 research papers. He is honorary editor of Archives of Natural History (the journal of the Society for the History of Natural History), and of Heathers (yearbook of The Heather Society).

Nelson was educated at Portora Royal School (Enniskillen), and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in botany at the Aberystwyth University. He then moved to Australia where he obtained a Ph.D. from the Australian National University (Canberra) in 1975, for his studies into the taxonomy and ecology of Adenanthos. He then returned to Ireland, taking up the position of horticultural taxonomist at the Irish National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin (Dublin).

Notable publications

• An Irishman's Cuttings: Tales of Irish Gardens and Gardeners, Plants and Plant Hunters. Collins Pr. 2010. ISBN 1-84889-005-2. 

The standard author abbreviation E.C.Nelson is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

See also

• Nelson's taxonomic arrangement of Adenanthos

References

1. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 

External links

• Nelson, Ernest Charles (1951 - ) at the Australian National Botanic Gardens website
• Nelson, Ernest Charles (1951-) at the International Plant Names Index
• The Heather Society

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Name	Nelson, Ernest Charles
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Short description	Northern Irish botanist
Date of birth	15 September 1951
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death
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