Joseph Charles Arthur (January 11, 1850 – April 30, 1942) was an American botanist known for his investigations into rusts (a variety of fungus). He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1923.
The standard author abbreviation Arthur is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.Famous quotes containing the word arthur:
“As for evildoers, for them awaits a painful chastisement;
but for those who believe, and do deeds
of righteousness, they shall be admitted
to gardens underneath which rivers flow,
therein dwelling forever,
by the leave of their Lord, their greeting
therein: “Peace!””
—Qur’An. Abraham 14:28 (ed. Arthur J. Arberry, 1955)