Frederic King Butters papers undated, 1862-1962

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Frederic King Butters papers undated, 1862-1962

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Frederic K. Butters was a professor of botany at the University of Minnesota. This collection, however, contains mainly personal and family papers and materials relating to his travels, notably in the Selkirk Mountains.

2 boxes + 2 os; (4.0 cubic feet)

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc]

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University of Minnesota. Dept. of Botany.

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Butters, F. K. (Frederic King), 1878-1945

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Frederic King Butters was born and raised in Minneapolis. He received his bachelor's degree at the University of Minnesota and did further study at Harvard University where he earned his Ph.D. in 1917. He started teaching at the University of Minnesota in 1901 where he continued until his death in 1945. Although his field was botany, he was also accomplished in mathematics and other non-botanical subjects and taught courses in those disciplines during World War I. Upon t...

Smith, Lee Irvin, 1891-

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Lee Irvin Smith was born in Indianapolis in 1891. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard and began teaching chemistry at the University of Minnesota in 1920. He was chair of the department of organic chemistry from 1933 until 1958 when he stepped down to devote more time to research. He is best known for his synthesis of vitamin E and proving its structure and for pioneering efforts in organic chemistry. He retired in 1960. From the guide to the Lee Irvin Smith papers, 1886-1973, (Univer...