Amos Arthur Heller

Heller was born in Danville, Pennsylvania. In 1892, Heller received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Franklin & Marshall College. In 1897, he received a Master's degree in Botany from Franklin & Marshall College. Starting with 1892, he issued at least 14 specimen series with printed labels which resemble exsiccatae, among others Plants of Porto Rico and Plants of the Hawaiian Islands. Emily Gertrude Halbach (Emily Gertrude Heller) curated and co-edited at least eight of these series, e.g., Flora of Central Pennsylvania. == Career ==

From 1896 to 1898, Heller was a professor of Botany at the University of Minnesota. == Personal life ==

In 1896, Heller married Emily Gertrude Heller (née Halbach). She frequently collaborated with him both in the collection of specimens as well as illustrating his numerous publications. == Botanist author abbreviation ==