Rehder, Alfred, 1863-1949 (Personal Name)

Wilson, E.H. A monograph of azaleas, 1977: CUDG/RLIN record (hdg.: Rehder, Alfred, 1863-1949; usage: Alfred Rehder)

Arnold Arboretum WWW site, 24 Feb., 2015 (Alfred Rehder; b. Waldenburg, Sachsen, Germany, 4 Sep., 1863; in 1898, at age 34, Rehder sailed for the United States to undertake dendrological studies for Moller's Deutsche Gartner-Zeitung; he wrote Charles Sprague Sargent (1841-1927), the first Director of the Arnold Arboretum, and arranged a six month term as a student-worker performing manual labor; Sargent quickly recognized his capabilities and persuaded Rehder to become a member of his staff; Alfred Rehder officially retired in 1940 at age 77; Alfred Rehder, Associate Professor of Dendrology, Emeritus, died on 21 July, 1949) http://arboretum.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/II_A_2_AR_2012 .pdf