150 years of botany at Cornell
Subtitle: a history of botany and plant biology
By: by Edward D. Cobb, Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University
Edition: 2nd [revised] printing.
Publisher: Cornell University
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Ithaca, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Universities and colleges; Faculty; Botany; Study and teaching; History; Biography; New York State College of Agriculture. Department of Botany; Cornell University. Division of Biological Sciences; Cornell University; New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Department of Plant Biology
Other titles: One hundred fifty years of botany at Cornell
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. The early years. The importance of the early students. The beginning of the end of the "other school"; title: Chapter 2. The founding of the New York State College of Agriculture; title: Chapter 3. Botany in the College of Agriculture. Early faculty, staff, students. International Congress of Plant Sciences, IBC IV. The post war years: 1942-1952. The Division of Biological Sciences: 1965-1999. The section of Plant Biology. The Department of Plant Biology; title: Chapter 4. Biographies of past faculty members; title: Chapter 5. Memories of past department leaders, André T. Jagendorf, Dominick J. Paolillo, Jr., David M. Bates, Anthonie W. C. Blackler, Peter J. Davies, William L. Crepet; title: Chapter 6. Brief history of the Cornell Herbaria; title: Chapter 7. The history of the conservatory greenhouses; title: Chapter 8. Plaques, memorials and collections; title: Chapter 9. Other items of interest; title: Chapter 10. Present Plant Biology Department.