Cyrus Longworth Lundell
Cyrus Longworth Lundell | |
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| Born | November 5, 1907 |
| Died | March 28, 1994 (aged 86) |
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| Fields | Botany |
Cyrus Longworth Lundell (November 5, 1907 – March 28, 1994) was an American
Education
Lundell did his undergraduate studies at Columbia University and Southern Methodist University. He completed his BA at the later in 1932. He then entered New York University's graduate school of business administration, but seems not to have completed course work there. He received an M.A. from the University of Michigan in 1934 and a Ph.D. from the same institution in 1936. It appears based on his later professorship that his Ph.D. was in botany.[1]
Early achievement
At the age of 21, in 1928, Lundell was a
Chicle
Work
Lundell's work was a combination of conservation and economics. He was interested in the Maya culture and archaeology as well as botany.[2] While working for the Tropical Plant Research Foundation in 1931, he discovered the Maya city of Calakmul, which had been hidden in the jungle for 1,000 years. He discovered and identified more than 2,000 plants, many of them Texas natives.
Burial
Cyrus Longworth Lundell is buried at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.
Legacy
Lundell is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of lizard, Sceloporus lundelli.[3]
References
- ^ historical mx entry on Lundell
- ^ a b c Lipscomb, Barney. "Cyrus Longworth Lundell 1907-1993". Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Lundell", p. 163).
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Lundell.
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