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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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S. Charles Kendeigh

S. Charles Kendeigh Born: Amherst, OH 12/18/1904; died 11/13/1986 Education: Oberlin (A.B, 1926; A.M. 1927); Nebraska (1927-28; no degree); Illinois (Ph.D. 1930). Dissertation title: The role of environment in the life of birds (Ecol. Mon. 4:301-417) Adviser: Victor E. Shelford (C) Comments: Influenced by John E. Weaver while at Nebraska. Teaching history: Western Reserve Univ. 1930-36; Illinois 1936-73. Ph.D. Students:…

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Peter M. Kareiva

Peter M. Kareiva Born: Utica, NY 9/20/1951 Education: Duke (B.A. 1973); UC Irvine (M.M. 1976); Cornell (Ph.D 1981) Dissertation title: Non-migratory movement and the distribution of herbivorous insects : experiments with plant spacing and the application of diffusion models to mark-recapture data Adviser: Richard B. Root Teaching History: Brown 1980-84; Washington 1984-1999 Ph. D. Students; others influenced: Alison G. Power…

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Duncan S. Johnson

Duncan S. Johnson Born: Cromwell, CT 7/21/1867; died 2/16/1937 Education: Wesleyan (B.S. 1892); Johns Hopkins (Ph.D. 1898) Dissertation title: On the development of the leaf and sporocarp in Marsilia quadrifolia, L Primary specialty: Embryology and plant development Teaching history: Johns Hopkins 1898-1937 (?) Ph. D. Students: Forrest Shreve

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Willis L. Jepson

Willis L. Jepson Born: Vacaville, CA 8/19/1867; died 2/7/1946 Primary specialty: Botany; plant taxonomy Ph. D. Students: H. L. Mason External links: Wikipedia

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