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Microbios — Page 9

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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Paul J. Kramer

Paul J. Kramer Born: Brookville, IN 5/5/1904; died 6/24/1995 Education: Miami (Ohio) (B.S. 1927?) Ohio State (Ph.D. 1931) Dissertation title: The absorption of water by root systems of plants Adviser: Edgar N. Transeau Primary specialty: Plant physiology Teaching history: Duke 1931-1974 ESA links: Resolution of Respect External links: Wikipedia | NYT obituary | NAS bibliographical memoir

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Clarence F. Korstian

Clarence F. Korstian Born: Saline Co, NE 6/26/1889; died 2/23/1968 Education: Nebraska (B.S. F. 1911; M.F. 1913); Southeast Christian Coll (A.M. 1924); Yale (Ph.D. 1926) Dissertation title: Factors controlling germination and early survival in oaks (Yale Sch. of Forestry Bulletin no. 19) Advisor: James W. Toumey Teaching history: Duke 1930-58 Ph. D. Students: John F. Reed ESA offices and honors:…

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Dennis H. Knight

Dennis H. Knight Born: Clear Lake, SD 12/24/1937 Education: Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD (B.A. 1959, biology), Wisconsin—Madison (M.S. 1961, Ph.D. 1964) Dissertation title: An analysis of Wisconsin forest vegetation on the basis of plant function and gross morphology (Ecology 50:219-234) Advisor:  Orie L. Loucks Comments: John T. Curtis (†1961) was advisor for M.S and inspired Ph.D work.  Also influential:…

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Peter Kilham

Peter Kilham Born: Salisbury, England 6/26/1943; died 3/20/1989 Education: Dartmouth (AB 1965); Duke (Ph.D. 1972) Dissertation title: Biogeochemistry of African lakes and rivers Adviser: Daniel A. Livingstone Teaching History: Michigan 1972-89 Ph. D. Students: David Tilman External links: L&O obituary

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