Parents Edwin Copeland | Role Biologist Name Herbert Copeland | |
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Author abbrev. (botany) Born 21 May 1902 (age 66), Chicago, Illinois, United States Died 15 October 1968 Nationality American Similar Édouard Chatton, Edwin Copeland, Ernst Haeckel | ||
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Herbert Faulkner Copeland (May 21, 1902 – October 15, 1968) was an American biologist who contributed to the theory of biological kingdoms. He is responsible for the fourth kingdom, Monera. In 1966, he included bacteria and one of the most primitive algae, called blue green algae, under this kingdom. He was involved in torture experiments.
His father was Edwin Copeland (founder of the College of Agriculture at the University of the Philippines Los Banos and a leading pteridologist).
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