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Burton E. Livingston

Burton E. Livingston Born: Grand Rapids, MI 2/9/1875; died 2/8/1948 Education: Michigan (B.S. 1898); Chicago (Ph.D. 1901) Dissertation title: The role of diffusion and osmotic pressure in plant physiology Adviser: C. R. Barnes Comments:  Closely associated with and influenced by Henry C. Cowles while at Chicago. ESA links: ESA Obituary and “Auto-obituary” External links: Smith bios | Wikipedia

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Elbert L. Little

Elbert L. Little Born: Fort Smith, AR, 10/15/1907; died 6/23/2004 Education: Muskogee Jr. Coll. (1923-24); Oklahoma (B.A. 1927); Chicago (M.S. 1929; Ph.D. 1929) Dissertation title: A botanical survey of Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Advisor: Henry C. Cowles Also influenced by: George D. Fuller Primary specialty: Dendrology External Links: Wikipedia

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Alton A. Lindsey

Alton A. Lindsey Born: Monaca, PA 5/7/1907; died 12/19/1999 Education: Allegheny Coll. (B.S. 1929); Cornell (Ph.D. 1937) Dissertation title: The floral anatomy and morphology of the Gentianaceae Adviser: Arthur J. Eames (C) Other influences: C. Frank Brockman Teaching history: American Univ. 1937-40; Redlands 1940-42; New Mexico 1942-47; Purdue 1947-1973 Ph.D. students: Howard Woodin, James D. Barton Jr., Gayther Plummer, Robert O….

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Raymond L. Lindeman

Raymond L. Lindeman Born: Redwood Falls, MN 7/24/1915; died 6/29/1942 Education: Park College, MO (B.A. 1936) Minnesota (Ph.D. 1941); Yale (postdoc 1941-42) Advisor: Samuel Eddy Comments: Also influenced by W. S. Cooper at Minnesota and G. Evelyn Hutchinson at Yale ESA links: Memorial External links: UMN Biography | Wikipedia

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Poul Larsen

Poul Larsen Born: 1909; died 1976 Primary specialty: Plant physiology Teaching history: Chicago 1949-52; Bergen 1955-57 Ph. D. Students: W. Clark Ashby

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Jean H. Langenheim

Jean H. Langenheim Born: Homer, LA, 9/5/1925, as Jean C. Harmon (married R. L. Langenheim, Jr, 1946—thereafter known as Jean H. Langenheim); Died: Santa Cruz, CA, 3/28/2021. Education: Tulsa (B.S.1946), Minnesota (M.S. 1949; Ph.D. 1952) Dissertation title: Vegetation and environmental patterns in the Crested Butte Area, Gunnison County, Colorado (Ecol. Mon. 32:249-85 ) Advisor: W. S. Cooper (C) Teaching history:…

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Gerald E. Lang

Gerald E. Lang Born: Chicago, IL 3/1/1945 Education: Western Illinois (B.S. 1968); Wyoming (M.S. 1969); Rutgers (Ph.D. 1973) Dissertation title: Litter accumulation through ecosystem development (Ecology 59:580-595; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 101:277-286) Advisor: Richard T. T. Forman (C) Teaching History: West Virginia 1976-present Comments: Also influenced by Dennis Knight (M.S), William Reiners (post-doc) Ph. D. Students: Ann Bartuska, R. Kelman…

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Arthur R. Kruckeberg

Arthur R. Kruckeberg Born: Los Angeles, CA 3/21/1920; died 5/25/2016 Education: Occidental Coll. (A.B. 1941); Stanford (1941-42; no degrees); California (Berkeley) (Ph.D. 1950) Dissertation title: An experimental inquiry into the nature of endemism on serpentine soils (Amer. J. Bot. 38:408-419) Advisor: H. L. Mason (C) Other influences: Hans Jenny, G. Ledyard Stebbins Teaching history: Univ. of Washington 1950-1989 External links:…

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