William Louis Culberson
William Louis Culberson | |
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Born | |
Died | February 8, 2003 | (aged 73)
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | University of Cincinnati, University of Paris, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Spouse | Chicita F. Forman (m. 1953) |
Awards | Acharius Medal (1992) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Lichenology |
Institutions | Duke University |
Doctoral advisor | John Walter Thomson |
William Louis "Bill" Culberson (April 5, 1929 in
Professional history
Culberson earned his bachelor's degree at the
In 1955, Culberson joined the botany department at Duke University; he subsequently managed Duke's acquisition of the lichen-centric herbaria of Julien Harmand and Johan Havaas. He served as the Hugo L. Blomquist Professor.[2] In 2010, the lichen collection was officially named the William Louis & Chicita F. Culberson Lichen Herbarium & Library.
He served as president of the Botanical Society of America and the American Bryological and Lichenological Society[3] and as director of the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.[4] He was the first editor-in-chief of the journal Systematic Botany.[5] In 1992, he became one of the first modern recipients of the Acharius Medal.[6]
In 2000, botanist Theodore Esslinger circumscribed Culbersonia, which is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae and named in Bill Culberson and Chicita F. Culberson's honour, his "longtime friends and mentors".[7][8]
Personal life
In 1953,[9] Dr. Culberson married fellow lichenologist Chicita F. Forman.
See also
References
- ^ WILLIAM LOUIS CULBERSON (1929-2003) in BOTANICAL ELECTRONIC NEWS (archived at the University of Oklahoma); by Lewis E. Anderson; published February 26, 2003
- ^ Yoon, Carol Kaesuk (June 13, 1995). "Pariahs of the Fungal World, Lichens Finally Get Some Respect". The New York Times.
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- ^ Obituary: Dr. William Louis Culberson (1929 - 2003); by Isao Yoshimura; in the Newsletter of the Japanese Society for Lichenology, no. 21 (page 72 - English version); retrieved October 22, 2013
- ^ PLANT SCIENCE BULLETIN: A Publication of the Botanical Society of America, December 1975 Vol. 21 No. 4; archived at Botany.org
- ^ Acharius Medallists at Lichenology.org; retrieved October 22, 2013
- S2CID 86045065.
- S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Acharius Medallists: William Louis Culberson at Lichenology.org; retrieved October 22, 2013
- ^ International Plant Names Index. W.L.Culb.