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Homer L. Shantz

Homer L. Shantz
Born: Kent Co, MI 1/24/1876; died 6/23/1958
Education: Colorado Coll. (B.S. 1901); Nebraska (Ph.D. 1905).
Dissertation title: A study of the vegetation of the mesa region east of Pikes Peak (Bot. Gaz. 42:16-47, 179-207)
Advisor: Frederic E. Clements (D)
Teaching history: Colorado Coll 1901-02; Nebraska 1903-04; Missouri 1905-06; Louisiana State 1907; Illinois 1926-28; Univ. of Arizona 1928-36 (president)
ESA offices and honors: Founder (1914); President 1928
ESA links: Resolution of Respect
Archived papers: Homer L. Shantz Photograph Collection, 1904-1962, 1922-1958. University of Arizona Special Collections, Tucson AZ  |  Homer L. Shantz Papers, 1928-1936. Papers related to his presidency of the University of Arizona, Tucson. University of Arizona, Office of the President Records, 1914-1937, series IV.
External links: Smith bios | Wikipedia