William Gilson Farlow
William Gilson Farlow (born December 17, 1844 in Boston , Massachusetts , † June 3, 1919 in Cambridge , Massachusetts) was an American botanist and mycologist at Harvard University . He is considered to be the pioneer of plant pathology in the United States. His author's abbreviation is “ Farl. "
Farlow earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1866 and an MD degree in medicine in 1870 , during which he worked for Jeffries Wyman and graduated with Henry Jacob Bigelow . He then worked initially as assistant to Asa Gray , but then continued his studies in Europe until 1874 (with Anton de Bary , among others ), before receiving his first professorship (assistant professor) for the botany of cryptogams at Harvard , in 1879 he became full professor. He held this position until his death, but did not give any more lectures from 1896. He put on an extensive collection of mushrooms , algae , lichens , mosses and ferns . The Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany at Harvard University goes back to his estate .
Farlow was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1874, a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1879, and a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1905 . In 1904 he was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . In 1917 he was elected as a corresponding member of the Académie des sciences in Paris.
Farlow had been married to Lilian Horsford, daughter of Eben Norton Horsford , since 1900 .
Sources and References
Web links
- Biographies, publications and academic pedigree of William Gilson Farlow at academictree.org
literature
- William Albert Setchell: Biographical Memoir (of) William Gilson Farlow, 1844–1919 (PDF, 1.4 MB) at the National Academy of Sciences (nasonline.org)
- William Gilson Farlow at the Encyclopædia Britannica (britannica.com)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Farlow Herbarium (FH). In: huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved October 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter F. (PDF; 815 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved October 23, 2017 .
- ↑ William Farlow. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved October 23, 2017 .
- ^ Member History of the American Philosophical Society (amphilsoc.org); accessed on October 23, 2017.
- ^ AAAS Presidents. In: aaas.org. August 31, 2016, accessed October 23, 2017 .
- ^ List of members since 1666: Letter F. Académie des sciences, accessed on November 12, 2019 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Farlow, William Gilson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Farlow, William G. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American botanist and mycologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 3, 1919 |
| Place of death | Cambridge , Massachusetts |