Kellerman, W. A. (William Ashbrook), 1850-1908
Variant namesEpithet: American botanist
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Professor of Botany, The Ohio State University. Founder and editor of the Journal of mycology, and The mycological bulletin.
From the description of Papers, 1872-1907. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 16676548
William Ashbrook Kellerman (1850-1908) was a U.S. botanist specializing in mycology. He was born on May 1, 1850, in Ashville, Ohio. Kellerman attended Cornell University and Polytechnic Institute (Zurich). He served as a professor of botany at the State College of Kentucky, Kansas State Agricultural College, and Ohio State University. Kellerman studied and published on effects of fungi on crops. He authored The Elements of Botany in 1883, and co-founded the Journal of Mycology. Kellerman was also interested in the plants of Guatemala, both fungi and vascular. Kellerman died of malaria in 1908 following a trip to Guatemala.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_413_pid_EACP410
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| referencedIn | Vol. VI, ff. 264, F-K.includes:f. 1 William Farr, statistician: Letter to -: 1877. f. 2 Alphonse Favre, botanist: Letter to -,: 1882: Fr. f. 4 William Fawcett, Director of Public Gardens and Plantations, Jamaica: Letter to A. S. Woodward: 1894. f. 6 ... | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Ward, Lester Frank, 1841-1913. Correspondence, 1865-1913, "Hinton" to "Kidston". | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| creatorOf | Kellerman, W. A. (William Ashbrook), 1850-1908. Papers, 1872-1907. | Ohio State University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Arthur, Joseph Charles, 1850-1942. | person |
| associatedWith | Atkinson, George Francis, 1854-1918. | person |
| associatedWith | Morgan, Andrew Price. | person |
| associatedWith | Ricker, Percy Leroy, b. 1878. | person |
| associatedWith | Ward, Lester Frank, 1841-1913. | person |
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Birth 1850-05-01
Death 1908-03-08
English
