Martin, G. W. (George Willard), 1886-1971
Variant namesProfessor, botanist, and mycologist at the University of Iowa.
From the description of Papers of G.W. Martin, 1925-1971. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233109017
College teacher, botanist, and mycologist, of Iowa City, Iowa.
From the description of Papers, 1925-1971. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28412544
George Willard Martin was born in Brooklyn, New York, October 27, 1886, and died in Iowa City, September 13, 1971. His degrees were Litt.B., Rutgers, 1912; M.Sc., 1915; D.Sc. (hon.), 1963; Ph.D., Chicago, 1922. He joined the Department of Botany at Iowa in 1923, reaching the rank of Professor in 1929. Martin was Director of the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, 1928-1934, and Head of the Department of Botany, 1953-1955, becoming Professor Emeritus in 1955. His specialty was mycology (fungi), especially Myxomycetes (slime molds). He was a co-author of two books on the Myxomycetes, 1934 and 1969, and was editor-in-chief of Mycologia and of the University of Iowa Studies in Natural History.
From the description of Papers of George Willard Martin, 1925-1971. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 234236150
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| creatorOf | Martin, G. W. (George Willard), 1886-1971. Papers, 1925-1971. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Mellon, Alfred, 1820-1867. Autograph letter signed : London, to G.W. Martin, 1863 Oct. 22. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| creatorOf | Martin, G. W. (George Willard), 1886-1971. Papers of George Willard Martin, 1925-1971. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Macbride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston), 1848-1934. Papers of Thomas H. Macbride, 1845-1954. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| creatorOf | OAC Review Index (University of Guelph). Medals, Scholarship and prizes awarded April 1936, OAC Review, v.48, no.7, Apr.-May 1936, p. 441-442, 444, 446. | University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library | |
| creatorOf | Martin, G.W. (George Willard), 1886-1971. Papers of G.W. Martin, 1925-1971. | University of Iowa Libraries |
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Person
Birth 1886
Death 1971
