Gail E. Wagner

Gail E. Wagner (February 27, 1953 – November 20, 2024) was an American paleoethnobotanist.^[1]

Gail E. Wagner
Born	(1953-02-27)February 27, 1953 Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 20, 2024(2024-11-20) (aged 71)
Occupation	Paleoethnobotanist
Academic background
Alma mater	Washington University
Academic work
Discipline	Anthropology
Institutions	University of South Carolina

Life and career

Wagner was born in Dayton, Ohio.^[1]

She obtained a bachelor's degree from Miami University.^[2] She earned master's and doctorate degrees in anthropology from Washington University. Wagner taught at the University of South Carolina for 32 years, from 1989 to 2021.^[3] She also served as president of the Society for Ethnobotany.^[4]

Awards

In 2019, Wagner received the Distinguished Ethnobiologist Award by the Society of Ethnobiology.^[1][5] In 2022, Wagner was awarded the South Carolina Governor's Award in Humanities.^[6]

Selected publications

• Wagner, Gail Elaine (1987). Uses of plants by the Fort Ancient Indians.