Papers, 1900-1967.
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Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915
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Botanist and educator. From the description of Papers of Charles E. Bessey, 1865-1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071841 Epithet: American botanist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x00017c Botany professor. Dr. Charles Bessey was the first Professor of Botany at Iowa State University, beginning in 1870. He guided the Dept. during its formative years and established the first un...
Pool, Raymond J. (Raymond John), 1882-1967
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Raymond John Pool was born in Nebraska in 1882, and during high school met Charles Bessey, the noted Nebraska botanist and founder of the University of Nebraska's Botany Department. Pool attended the University of Nebraska where, under the tutelage of Charles Bessey, he received his A.B. in 1907, A.M. in 1908, and Ph. D. in 1913. Pool taught botany at the University from 1907 until his retirement in 1948, serving as chair of the Botany Department from 1915 to 1948. Pool was also Director of the ...