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Thomas J. Burrill

Thomas J. Burrill Born: Pittsfield, MA 4/25/1839; died 4/14/1916. Primary specialty: Botany and bacteriology Influenced: Henry A. Gleason External links: Wikipedia

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Nathaniel L. Britton

Nathaniel L. Britton Born: New Dorp, NY 1/15/1859; died 6/25/1934 Primary specialty: Plant taxonomy Ph. D. Students: Henry A. Gleason External links: Wikipedia

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J Harlen Bretz

J Harlen Bretz Born: Saranac, MI 9/2/1882; died 2/3/1981. Education: Albion College (A.B. 1905); Chicago (Ph.D. 1913) Dissertation title: Glaciation of the Puget Sound region (Bulletin No. 8, Washington Geological Survey) Primary specialty: Geology Ph. D. Students: Ralph W. Chaney External links: Wikipedia

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May R. Berenbaum

May R. Berenbaum Born: Trenton, NJ 7/22/1953 Education: Yale (BS 1975), Cornell (Ph.D. 1980) Dissertation title: Furanocoumarin chemistry, insect herbivory, and coevolution in the Umbelliferae (Science 201:532-534; Ecological Entomology 6:345-351; Oecologia 49:236-244; Ecology 62:1254-1266; Science 212:927-929; J. Lep. Soc. 36:160) Adviser: Paul Feeny Comments: Also influenced by Charles Remington and Bruce Stowe (undergraduate) Teaching History: Illinois 1980-present Ph. D. Students:…

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Harris M. Benedict

Harris M. Benedict Born: Buda, IL 12/8/1873; died 10/17/28 Primary specialty: Plant physiology Ph. D. Students: E. Lucy Braun

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Ann M. Bartuska

Ann M. Bartuska Born: 8/6/1953 Education: Wilkes College (B.S. 1975); Ohio University (M.S 1977); West Virginia (Ph.D. 1981) Dissertation title: Detrital processes in a black locust reforested surface mine compared to a sugar maple dominated mixed hardwood stand Adviser: G. E. Lang (C) ESA offices and honors: VP for Public Affairs 1996-99; President 2002-3; Fellow 2012 ESA links: Presidential bio…

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Charles R. Barnes

Charles R. Barnes Born: Madison, IN 9/7/1858; died 2/24/1910 Primary specialty: Plant physiology Ph. D. Students: Burton E. Livingston

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Glenn W. Blaydes

Glenn W. Blaydes Born: 1900; died ? Primary specialty: Plant anatomy and morphology Adviser: Edgar N. Transeau Ph. D. Students: Aaron J. Sharp

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