Gilbert Morgan Smith
Gilbert Morgan Smith | |
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| Born | January 6, 1885 University of Wisconsin, Pomona College |
| Notable students | Paul Silva |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | G.M.Sm. |
Gilbert Morgan Smith (6 January 1885,
phycologist, who worked primarily on the algae. He was best known for his books, particularly the Freshwater Algae of the United States, the Marine Algae of the Monterey Peninsula and the two volumes of Cryptogamic
Botany.
Career
Smith was born on 6 January 1885 to Elizabeth Mayher Smith and
desmids, eventually reaching the position of associate professor. He was invited to Stanford University for 1923–1924, and in 1925 became Professor of Botany there. In 1924 he wrote together with his colleagues a botany textbook, A textbook of general botany, which gives a broad introduction to the various elements and concepts of general botany.[1][2] In 1950 he became Emeritus Professor, but remained scientifically active until his death on 11 July 1959.[3][4]
The standard author abbreviation G.M.Sm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
Eponymy
Several species and genera of algae have been named in honor of Gilbert M. Smith:[3][6]
- Gilbertsmithia M.O.P. Iyengar
- Smithiella B.P. Skvortsov
- Smithimastix B.P. Skvortsov
- SmithoraG.J. Hollenberg
- Hymenena smithii Kylin
- Gymnogongrus smithii Taylor
- Pseudostaurastrum smithii Bourrelly
- Chlamydomonas smithiana Pascher
- Dactylococcopsis smithii R. & F. Chodat
- Tetradesmus smithii Prescott
- Debarya smithii Transeau
- Gloeochloris smithiana Pascher
- Polysiphonia flaccidissima var. smithii Hollenberg
See also
- Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal
- Smith system, his taxonomic system (published in Cryptogamic Botany)
References
- ^ L. Wiggins, Ira (1962). Gilbert Morgan Smith 1885-1959. National Academy of Sciences. pp. 5–10.
- Macmillan Company.
- ^ a b Wiggins, Ira L. (1962). "Gilbert Morgan Smith 1885-1959" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences: 289–313.
- ^ Harold M. Bacon; Robert M. Page; Ira L. Wiggins. "Memorial Resolution - Gilbert Morgan Smith (1885 – 1959)" (PDF). Stanford Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-07.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. G.M.Sm.
- ISBN 9789031302246.
External links
- G. M. Smith (1938). Cryptogamic Botany, vol. 1. McGraw-Hill, New York.
- G. M. Smith (1955). Cryptogamic Botany, vol. 2. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2nd ed.
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