William Louis Culberson
| William Louis Culberson | |
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| Born | April 5, 1929 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| Residence | United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Lichenology |
| Institutions | Duke University |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati, University of Paris, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Influences | E. Lucy Braun |
| Notable awards | Acharius Medal (1992) |
| Spouse | Chicita F. Forman (m. 1953) |
William Louis "Bill" Culberson (April 5, 1929 in Indianapolis, Indiana—February 8, 2003 in Durham, North Carolina) was a lichenologist.
Professional history
Culberson earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Cincinnati, where he was influenced by E. Lucy Braun;[1] he subsequently attended the University of Paris and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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]
Personal life
In 1953,[7] Dr. Culberson married fellow lichenologist Chicita F. Forman.
References
- ↑ WILLIAM LOUIS CULBERSON (1929-2003) in BOTANICAL ELECTRONIC NEWS (archived at the University of Oklahoma); by Lewis E. Anderson; published February 26, 2003
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- ↑ A tribute to William Louis Culberson, by John A. Elix and Thomas H. Nash III; from The Lichenologist, Volume 35/Issue 02/ March 2003, pp 93-95; doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0024-2829(03)00025-2
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Acharius Medallists: William Louis Culberson at Lichenology.org; retrieved October 22, 2013
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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- University of Cincinnati alumni
- University of Paris alumni
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- Duke University faculty
- Fulbright Scholars
- Lichenologists
- Deaths from cancer
- People from Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1929 births
- 2003 deaths
- Acharius Medal recipients
