William Murrill
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| William Alphonso Murrill | |
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 William Alphonso Murrill |
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| Born | 13 October 1869 Lynchburg, Virginia, USA |
| Died | 25 December 1957 Gainesville, Florida, USA |
| Residence | USA |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Fields | Mycology, Botany |
| Institutions | Bowling Green Seminary Wesleyan Female Institute DeWitt Clinton High School New York Botanical Garden |
| Alma mater | Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College at Blacksburg - B.Sc. (1887) Randolph Macon College - B.Sc. (1889), M.A. (1891) Cornell University - Ph.D. (1900) |
| Doctoral advisor | G.F. Atkinson |
| Other academic advisors | L.M. Underwood |
| Known for | Researching Hymenomycetes |
| Notable awards | Holland Society of New York - Gold Medal (1923) |
| Author abbreviation (botany) | Murrill |
William Alphonso Murrill (1869–1957) was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae.
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[edit] Education
Murrill obtained his Ph.D. at Cornell University in 1897, working under the supervision of G.F. Atkinson, a leading authority on the taxonomy of Basidiomycetes. He started working as assistant curator at Columbia University's garden herbarium and library in 1904, eventually becoming a curator (1919–1925). He also worked at the University of Florida.[1]
[edit] Publications
Murrill had 510 publications, including mycological and botanical papers and notes, general notes, miscellaneous reports, reviews, biographies, and popular articles on natural history.[2]
[edit] References
- Rogerson C. T., Samuels G. J. (1996). Mycology at the New York Botanical Garden, 1985-1995. Brittonia 48(3):389-98.
- ^ At the University of Florida
- ^ Weber G. (1961). William Alphonso Murrill. Mycologia 53(6):543-557.
- ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.
[edit] External links
- William Alphonso Murrill, Chicago.il.us
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