Carl Epling
Carl Clawson Epling (15 April 1894 – 17 November 1968) was an American
History
Epling obtained his B.A. from the College of Agriculture at University of California, Berkeley in 1921. He received his M.A. in 1923 and Ph.D. in 1924 from Washington University, with a dissertation on the genus Monardella.
Epling's first academic position was as an instructor in botany at
From 1944 until his retirement, he held the title of systematist in the
He was also a researcher in population genetics. At the time of his death he was studying the flora of Ecuadorian rain forests. Carl Clawson Epling died in Santa Monica, in 1968.
Works
Epling published more than one hundred scientific works ranging from monographs to contributions to local floras, and described numerous
Citation
Honours
In 2012,[3] the genus name of Eplingiella was named in his honour.[4]
Personal
Epling was born in Waverly, Illinois, son of Allen Judson Epling and Inez S. Epling. He was married to Ruth Persons Epling; they had two children.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e University of California: In Memoriam − Carl Clawson Epling, Botany: UC Los Angeles; December 1970.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Epling.
- ^ "Eplingiella Harley & J.F.B.Pastore | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- Mathias, M.E.(1970). Carl Clawson Epling (1894–1968). Taxon 19: 88–92.
- WKU.edu: Carl Epling - Chrono-Biographical Sketches