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Article: BOTANY & COMMUNITY ECOLOGY 2:00 PM SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2001 KOLENBRANDER-HARTER ROOM 202 CAROLYN HOWES-PRESIDING.
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- The Ohio Journal of Science
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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02:00 T. RICHARD FISHER'S ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMATICS AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (1956-1968). Ronald L. Stuckey, The Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus OH 43212-1192.
T Richard Fisher (1921-2000), hired in 1956 at the instructor level in the University's Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, developed a viable and active graduate-level program in plant systematics. Bernard S. Meyer, Department Chairman since 1946, long recognized the need for this sub-discipline if the Department was to have a credible balance in its course offerings and to provide well-rounded training for graduate students in botany. Although Meyer did not ...