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.

^ RK Brummitt, CE Powell: Authors of Plant Names . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , 1992, ISBN 1-84246-085-4 .

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personal data
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