Burton Edward Livingston

Burton Edward Livingston
Born	(1875-02-09)February 9, 1875 Grand Rapids, Michigan
Died	February 8, 1948(1948-02-08) (aged 72)
Alma mater	University of Chicago University of Michigan
Scientific career
Fields	Plant physiology
Institutions	University of Chicago Johns Hopkins University
Thesis	(1902)
Doctoral students	Bob Marshall

Burton Edward Livingston (February 9, 1875 – February 8, 1948) was an American plant physiologist, born at Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was educated at the University of Michigan (B.S., 1898) and the University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1902), where he worked as an assistant from 1899 to 1905. He published Róle of Diffusion and Osmotic Pressure in Plants (1903). In 1913, Livingston became the professor of plant physiology at Johns Hopkins University. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1914. He also served on the board of trustees for Science Service, now known as the Society for Science and the Public, from 1930 to 1937. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1933.