Sterling Howard Emerson
Sterling Howard Emerson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 October 1900 |
| Died | 2 May 1988 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Spouse | Mary Foote Randall |
| Children | Ann K Fincham, S Jonathan Emerson |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Harrison M. Randall (father-in-law); John Fincham (son-in-law) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics |
| Institutions | University of Michigan California Institute of Technology |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | S.Emers. |
Sterling Howard Emerson was an American geneticist.[1] Emerson was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1951.[2]
Life
[edit]Sterling Howard Emerson was born on October 29, 1900[3] in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Rollins Adams Emerson and Harriet Hardin.[4][5] Emerson was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 1922, and admitted as a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1928.[5] Emerson was the professor of genetics at the California Institute of Technology from 1928 to 1971.[1] Emerson died on May 2, 1988, in Altadena, California.[5]
The standard author abbreviation S.Emers. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]
Sterling Howard Emerson married Mary Foote Randall (daughter of physicist Harrison M. Randall and Ida May Muma) on 29 May 1924 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[4][7] Their children were Ann K Emerson (married geneticist John Fincham) and S Jonathan Emerson.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Caltech Archives - Emerson, Sterling Howard (Geneticist)". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Guggenheim Fellowship - Sterling Emerson - Fellow: Awarded 1951". Guggenheim Fellowship. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "National Academy of Sciences - member directory - Sterling Emerson". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b Sterling H Emerson. Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952. Accessed via ancestry.com paid subscription site on 20 October 2023.
- ^ a b c John R. S. Fincham (1994). Biographical Memoirs: Volume 63 (1994) - Chapter: 5. Sterling Howard Emerson. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. doi:10.17226/4560. ISBN 978-0-309-04976-4. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ International Plant Names Index. S.Emers.
- ^ a b Sterling Emerson. 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed via ancestry.com paid subscription site on 20 October 2023.
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