Ruth Patrick
Ruth Myrtle Patrick (* 26. November 1907 in Topeka , † 23. September 2013 in Lafayette Hill , Pennsylvania ) was an American botanist and Limnologin relating to diatoms and freshwater - ecology specialist. Patrick has developed methods to measure the health of freshwater ecosystems and she has founded several research institutes.
Patrick graduated from Sunset Hill Girls' School in Kansas City, Missouri , in 1925 . She then studied at the University of Virginia , where she received her PhD in 1934 .
Her botanical author abbreviation is RMPatrick .
Prizes and awards
- 1970: Lewis L. Dollinger Pure Environment Award
- 1970: Membership in the National Academy of Sciences
- 1974: Membership in the American Philosophical Society
- 1976: Membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1989: Honorary Doctorate from the University of South Carolina
- 1993: Benjamin Franklin Medal from the American Philosophical Society
- 1996: National Medal of Science
- 2002: Heinz Award Chairman's Medal
- 2006: AC Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award
- The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at the University of South Carolina is named after her.
- On November 17, 2007, on the occasion of her upcoming 100th birthday, there was a gala at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ruth Patrick, ecology pioneer, dies at 105
- ^ RK Brummitt, CE Powell: Authors of Plant Names . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , 1992, ISBN 1-84246-085-4 .
- ^ Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Sciences Recipients
- ^ The Heinz Awards, Ruth Patrick profile
- ↑ AC Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://rpsec.usca.edu/Events/ScienceFair/rpsecaward.html
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SURNAME | Patrick, Ruth |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Patrick, Ruth Myrtle (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American botanist and limnologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1907 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Topeka |
DATE OF DEATH | 23rd September 2013 |
Place of death | Lafayette Hill , Pennsylvania |