Almut Gitter Jones

Almut Gitter Jones (8 September 1923 – 12 October 2013) was a German-American botanist and plant taxonomist known for her work researching the genus Aster and for her work as Curator of the University of Illinois herbarium.[1]

Almut Gitter was born in Oldenburg. She married fellow botanist George Neville Jones. She described over fifty species.[2][3]

She died in Urbana, Illinois.

References
  1. "Almut Jones". www.news-gazette.com. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2019. During her career, she held various positions in plant biology, ultimately becoming curator of the UI Herbarium, a position she held until her retirement. Her field of research centered on the plant genus, Aster. She published many papers about the systematics of this large, complicated group of species and was recognized nationally and internationally as an authority on Aster.
  2. "Tropicos | Person - Jones, Almut Gitter". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. "Jones, Almut Gitter (1923-)". Global Plants. Retrieved 7 March 2019.; Brummitt, R. K.; Powell, C. E. (1992). Authors of Plant Names: A List of Authors of Scientific Names of Plants, with Recommended Standard Forms of Their Names, Including Abbreviations. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p. 308. ISBN 9780947643447. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. IPNI.  A.G.Jones.


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