Chester Emmons
Chester Wilson Emmons (born August 21, 1900 in What Cheer , Keokuk County , Iowa , † August 5, 1985 in Greensboro , Guilford County , North Carolina ) was an American mycologist . Its botanical-mycological author's abbreviation is " CWEmmons ".
Emmons was the first medical mycologist at the National Institutes of Health and head of the Medical Mycology Section at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). In 1934 he introduced the division of dermatophytes into three genera, which is still common today . In 1951 he discovered the environmental niche of Cryptococcus neoformans .
literature
- Who's Who in America: a biographical dictionary of notable living men and women. : volume 33 (1964-1965). Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1964, p. 598.
- R. Goos, KJ Kwon-Chung: Chester Wilson Emmons, 1900-1985 . In: Mycologia . Volume 78, 1986, pp. 687-691.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Chester Emmons at the IPNI
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Emmons, Chester |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Emmons, Chester Wilson (full name); CWEmmons (botanical author abbreviation) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mycologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | What Cheer , Keokuk County , Iowa |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th August 1985 |
| Place of death | Greensboro , Guilford County , North Carolina |