Steere, William Campbell, 1907-1989

William Campbell Steere (1907-1988) was a botanist whose specialty was Arctic bryophytes. He served as Director of the New York Botanical Garden from 1958-1973.

From the description of William Campbell Steere records, 1958-1988. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155483677

From the description of William Campbell Steere records 1958-1988. (New York Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 47152350

Professor of botany at University of Michigan and director of New York Botanical Garden.

From the description of William Campbell Steere papers, 1938-1950, 1984. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419450

William Campbell Steere (1907-1989), was a botanist with an interest in bryophytes. He earned a B.S. in botany from the University of Michigan in 1929 and studied cytology at the University of Pennsylvania under W. R. Taylor. He earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. During his career, he was a professor at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor as well as Stanford University, and eventually became the Director at The New York Botanical Garden, 1958 - 1973. During his career he conducted field work in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Yucatan in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Northwest Territories of Canada. He took part in expeditions from 1942 to 1946, to Cinchona plantations in Latin America in order to locate alternative sources of quinine for the United States during World War II.

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