Douglas Houghton Campbell
Douglas Houghton Campbell | |
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.jpg) Douglas Houghton Campbell | |
| Born | December 19, 1859 |
| Died | February 24, 1953 (aged 92) Stanford, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
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| Fields | botany |
Douglas Houghton Campbell (December 19, 1859 – February 24, 1953) was an American
botanist and university professor.[1]: 48 He was one of the 15 founding professors at Stanford University.[2] His death was described as "the end of an era of a group of great plant morphologists."[3]
Campbell was born and raised in
PhD research. He received his PhD in 1886, then travelled to Germany to learn more microscopy techniques. He developed a technique to embed plant material in paraffin to make fine cross-sections; he was one of the first if not the first to study plant specimens using this technique, which had been newly developed by zoologists. He was also a pioneer in the study of microscopic specimens using vital stains.[4]
When Campbell returned to the United States he took up a professorship at
The Structure and Development of Mosses and Ferns in 1895. This book, together with its subsequent editions in 1905 and 1918, became the authoritative work on the subject and "firmly established Campbell's reputation as one of the leading botanists of the United States."[4] His Lectures on the Evolution of Plants was published in 1899, and became widely used as a botany textbook. University Textbook of Botany was published in 1902, with fears expressed by colleagues that interest in pure research interest would prejudice its worth being found to be misplaced.[1]
: 48 He also travelled extensively though the Pacific collecting samples and writing Outline of Plant Geography, published in 1926, about his travels.
Campbell was a member of a number of scientific institutions. He was president of the
Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, the International Association of Botanists, and the American Philosophical Society
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References
- ^ a b c Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435
- ^ JSTOR 1545764.
- ^ JSTOR 3240354.
- ^ a b c Smith, Gilbert M. (1956). Douglas Houghton Campbell 1859-1953: A Biographical Memoir. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Campb.
- Smocovitis, V. B. Campbell, Douglas Houghton. American National Biography Online Feb. 2000.
External links
- National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
- Douglas Houghton Campbell Papers
- Works by Douglas Houghton Campbell at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Douglas Houghton Campbell at Internet Archive
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