Kurz, Herman, 1886-

Dr. Herman Kurz was born in Iowa in 1886. He entered the University of Chicago in 1916 as a freshman at age 30 and received a BS degree in Botany. He also completed his M.S and Ph.D. degree at that institution in 1921 and 1922, respectively. In 1922, he came to the Florida State College for Women as Assistant Professor of Botany. He taught at that institution as Associate Professor and Professor. From 1940-1947, he was head of the FSU's Department of Botany and Bacteriology, and was head of its Department of Botany from 1947-1951. He was widely known among scientists for his field work in plant life of the sand dunes and marshes of Florida, and also Florida trees. Among his publications were the Trees of Florida, which he jointly wrote with Robert K. Godfrey, and Tidal Marshes of the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts of northern Florida and Charleston, South Carolina. The latter was a study of marsh plants along the Gulf Coast which related the presence of various species to certain sea levels so that encroachment of the sea could be measured by the decayed deposits from various species. He retired in 1956, and died in Chamblee, GA in December 1965.

From the description of Herman Kurz collection, 1932-1957 (inclusive). (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 631245985

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