William Hardy Eshbaugh III (born May 1, 1936 in Montclair, New Jersey) is Professor Emeritus of Botany at Miami University, known primarily for his research on chili peppers and one of three authors of the seminal work covering the flora and biogeography of the Bahamas.[1]

Early life

Eshbaugh earned a BA in Botany at Cornell University, and continued his education under Charles B. Heiser at Indiana University Bloomington, where he earned his master's degree and Ph.D.

Career

Eshbaugh is perhaps best known for his research on the genus Capsicum (peppers), including the discovery and description of a new species, Capsicum tovarii.[2] As a result of his research in peppers, Gloria Barboza named a pepper plant after Eshbaugh, Capsicum eshbaughii.[3] Eshbaugh served as the Curator of the Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium from 1967 to 1968, 1978-1982 and 1989–1993.[4] He has had many notable graduate students work under him over the years, including Charles Werth. Eshbaugh has published over 120 scientific papers.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ Nickrent, Daniel; Eshbaugh, William Hardy & Wilson, Thomas K. (1998). The vascular flora of Andros Island, Bahamas. Kendall Hunt. p. 185. ISBN 0840347561.
  2. ^ Eshbaugh, William Hardy; Paul G. Smith; Daniel L. Nickrent (1983). "Capsicum tovarii (Solanaceae), A New Species of Pepper from Peru". Brittonia. 35 (1): 55–60. doi:10.2307/2806051. JSTOR 2806051. S2CID 84650619.
  3. ^ "Capsicum eshbaughii". February 2011.
  4. ^ Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "W. Hardy Eshbaugh Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who". 24-7pressrelease.com. 24-7 Press Release Newswire. January 14, 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  6. ^ Archived 2008-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
The standard author abbreviation Eshbaugh is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]
  1. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Eshbaugh.
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