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'''William Chambers Coker''' (October 24, 1872 – June 26, 1953) was an [[United States|American]] [[botany|botanist]].
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'''William Chambers Coker''' (October 24, 1872 – June 26, 1953) was an American [[botany|botanist]] and [[mycology|mycologist]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
He was born at [[Hartsville, South Carolina]] on October 24, 1872. He graduated from [[University of South Carolina|South Carolina College]] in 1894 and took postgraduate courses at [[Johns Hopkins University]] and in [[Germany]]. He taught for several years in the summer schools of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, at [[Cold Spring Harbor, New York|Cold Spring Harbor, L. I.]], and in 1902 became associate professor of [[botany]] at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]]. He established the [[Coker Arboretum]] in 1903. He was made [[professor]] in 1907 and Kenan professor of botany in 1920. In 1903, he was chief of the botanic staff of the Bahama Expedition of the Geographical Society of Baltimore. Professor Coker was a member of many scientific societies and the author of ''The Plant Life of Hartsville, S. C.'' (1912); ''The Trees of North Carolina'' (with [[Henry Roland Totten]]) (1916); and ''The Saprolegniaceae of the United States'' (1921). Besides these he contributed numerous articles on [[morphology (biology)|morphology]] and botany to scientific journals. He died on June 26, 1953 and was buried on June 29, 1953.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=William Chambers Coker |url= |quote=Funeral services were scheduled today for Dr. William Chambers Coker. 80, prominent botanist and member of the University of North Carolina teaching ... |work=[[Statesville Record & Landmark|The Landmark]] |date=June 29, 1953 |accessdate=2008-07-18 }}</ref>
He was born at [[Hartsville, South Carolina]] on October 24, 1872. He graduated from [[University of South Carolina|South Carolina College]] in 1894 and took postgraduate courses at [[Johns Hopkins University]] and in [[Germany]]. He taught for several years in the summer schools of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, at [[Cold Spring Harbor, New York|Cold Spring Harbor, L. I.]], and in 1902 became associate professor of [[botany]] at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]]. He established the [[Coker Arboretum]] in 1903. He was made [[professor]] in 1907 and Kenan professor of botany in 1920. In 1903, he was chief of the botanic staff of the Bahama Expedition of the Geographical Society of Baltimore. Professor Coker was a member of many scientific societies and the author of ''The Plant Life of Hartsville, S. C.'' (1912); ''The Trees of North Carolina'' (with [[Henry Roland Totten]]) (1916); and ''The Saprolegniaceae of the United States'' (1921). Besides these he contributed numerous articles on [[morphology (biology)|morphology]] and botany to scientific journals. He died on June 26, 1953, and was buried on June 29, 1953.<ref>{{cite news |title=William Chambers Coker |quote=Funeral services were scheduled today for Dr. William Chambers Coker. 80, prominent botanist and member of the University of North Carolina teaching ... |work=[[Statesville Record & Landmark|The Landmark]] |date=June 29, 1953 }}</ref>

He is also honoured in the name of ''[[Cokeromyces recurvatus|Cokeromyces]]'', which is a pathogenic fungus.<ref name=Alvarez1995>{{cite journal |vauthors=Alvarez OA, Maples JA, Tio FO, Lee M |title=Severe diarrhea due to ''Cokeromyces recurvatus'' in a bone marrow transplant recipient |journal=American Journal of Gastroenterology |volume=90 |issue=8 |pages=1350–1 |year=1995 |pmid=7639250 |url=http://home.mdconsult.com/start_session?bp=pubmed&loginpage=ft_onewindow&targeturl=/public/journal/view%3Fjtc=03HE%26vol=90%26iss=8%26page=1350%26auth=Alvarez%2BOA%26title=Severe%2Bdiarrhea%2Bdue%2Bto%2BCokeromyces%2Brecurvatus%2Bin%2Ba%2Bbone%2Bmarrow%2Btransplant%2Brecipient.%26pubmedid=7639250 |access-date=2020-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030939/http://home.mdconsult.com/start_session?bp=pubmed&loginpage=ft_onewindow&targeturl=%2Fpublic%2Fjournal%2Fview%3Fjtc%3D03HE%26vol%3D90%26iss%3D8%26page%3D1350%26auth%3DAlvarez%2BOA%26title%3DSevere%2Bdiarrhea%2Bdue%2Bto%2BCokeromyces%2Brecurvatus%2Bin%2Ba%2Bbone%2Bmarrow%2Btransplant%2Brecipient.%26pubmedid%3D7639250 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}{{subscription required}}</ref>


==Species described==
==Species described==
*''[[Lactarius subtorminosus]]'' Coker (1918)<ref name=Coker1918>{{cite journal |author=Coker WC. |title=The Lactarias of North Carolina |journal=Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society |year=1918 |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=1–62 (see p.&nbsp;18) |url=http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27890362}}</ref>
*''[[Lactarius subtorminosus]]'' Coker (1918)<ref name=Coker1918>{{cite journal |author=Coker WC. |title=The Lactarias of North Carolina |journal=Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society |year=1918 |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=1–62 (see p.&nbsp;18) |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27890362}}</ref>
*''[[Multifurca furcata]]'' (Coker) Buyck & V. Hofstetter (2008) – as ''Lactarius furcatus''<ref name=Coker1918/>
*''[[Multifurca furcata]]'' (Coker) Buyck & V. Hofstetter (2008) – as ''Lactarius furcatus''<ref name=Coker1918/>

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Latest revision as of 07:26, 27 April 2024

William Chambers Coker
Born
Hartsville, South Carolina
Alma materSouth Carolina College
Known forEstablishing the Coker Arboretum
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

William Chambers Coker (October 24, 1872 – June 26, 1953) was an American botanist and mycologist.

Biography[edit]

He was born at Hartsville, South Carolina on October 24, 1872. He graduated from South Carolina College in 1894 and took postgraduate courses at Johns Hopkins University and in Germany. He taught for several years in the summer schools of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, at Cold Spring Harbor, L. I., and in 1902 became associate professor of botany at the University of North Carolina. He established the Coker Arboretum in 1903. He was made professor in 1907 and Kenan professor of botany in 1920. In 1903, he was chief of the botanic staff of the Bahama Expedition of the Geographical Society of Baltimore. Professor Coker was a member of many scientific societies and the author of The Plant Life of Hartsville, S. C. (1912); The Trees of North Carolina (with Henry Roland Totten) (1916); and The Saprolegniaceae of the United States (1921). Besides these he contributed numerous articles on morphology and botany to scientific journals. He died on June 26, 1953, and was buried on June 29, 1953.[1]

He is also honoured in the name of Cokeromyces, which is a pathogenic fungus.[2]

Species described[edit]


The standard author abbreviation Coker is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "William Chambers Coker". The Landmark. June 29, 1953. Funeral services were scheduled today for Dr. William Chambers Coker. 80, prominent botanist and member of the University of North Carolina teaching ...
  2. ^ Alvarez OA, Maples JA, Tio FO, Lee M (1995). "Severe diarrhea due to Cokeromyces recurvatus in a bone marrow transplant recipient". American Journal of Gastroenterology. 90 (8): 1350–1. PMID 7639250. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2020.(subscription required)
  3. ^ a b Coker WC. (1918). "The Lactarias of North Carolina". Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. 34 (1): 1–62 (see p. 18).
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Coker.


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