Leslie Holdridge
| Leslie Holdridge | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leslie Rensselaer Holdridge September 29, 1907 Ledyard, Connecticut |
| Died | June 19, 1999 (aged 91) Easton, Maryland |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Nationality | USA |
| Institutions | Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica |
| Alma mater | H. B.S. in Forestry, University of Maine, 1931, postgrad., 1931-32 M.S. in Ecology, University of Michigan, 1946, Ph.D., 1947. |
Leslie Ransselaer Holdridge (September 29, 1907 – June 19, 1999) was an American botanist and climatologist. He was the son of Samuel Eneas Holdridge and Phebe J. Holmes. He was the father of composer Lee Holdridge.
In his famous 1947 paper, he defined "life zones" using three indicators:
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