Joseph Rock

Joseph Rock

Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1884–1962) was an Austrian-American explorer, geographer, linguist and botanist.

Joseph Francis Charles Rock
Born 1884
Vienna, Austria
Died 1962
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Fields Botany
Author abbreviation (botany) Rock

Read more about Joseph Rock:  Life, Works and Memory

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