Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Lake Shore Gill
American botanist and pathologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Lake Shore Gill (1900 – July 5, 1969) was a botanist and forest pathologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was a definitive authority on the genus Arceuthobium.[1]
Remove ads
Career
Gill received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1922, and his master's in 1931. He earned his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1934.[2] In the 1930s, he began studying Arceuthobium species in the American Southwest, specifically the effect of forest infestations. In 1935, Gill published the monograph, "Arceuthobium in the United States", which was a seminal treatment of dwarf mistletoe taxonomy and research.[3]
Gill pursued a career with the USDA starting in 1923.[1] He eventually held a senior administrative position in the Albuquerque office.[4] He retired from the USDA in 1960.[2] He died on July 5, 1969.[1]
Remove ads
Legacy
The species Arceuthobium gillii was named in honor of Gill.[5]
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads