Background
Rehder, Alfred was born on September 4, 1863 in Waldenburg, Sachs., Germany. Son of Paul Julius and Thekla (Schmidt) Rehder.
Rehder, Alfred was born on September 4, 1863 in Waldenburg, Sachs., Germany. Son of Paul Julius and Thekla (Schmidt) Rehder.
Educated gymnasium and at university of Berlin and Göttingen. Honorary Master of Arts, Harvard, 1913.
Came to America, 1898. Assistant, 1898-1918, curator Herbarium of Arnold Arboretum (Harvard), 1918. Associate professor dendrology, Harvard, 1934-1940, emeritus since 1940.
Member Linnean Society of London. Member Society Horticulture; member Deutsche Dendrol. Member Peking Society National History, Botany.
Married Anneliese Hedwig Schrefeld, March 31, 1906. Children: Harald Alfred, Gerhard Oskar and Sylvia Sophia (Mistress Warren F. Witherell, II).