Elso Sterrenberg Barghoorn (June 30, 1915 – January 22, 1984) was an American paleobotanist, called by his student Andrew Knoll, the present Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard, "the father of Pre-Cambrianpalaeontology."[1]
Barghoorn is best known for discovering in South African rocks fossil evidence of life that is at least 3.4 billion years old. These fossils show that life was present on Earth comparatively soon after the Late Heavy Bombardment (about 3.8 billion years ago).
Barghoorn married Margaret Alden MacCleod in 1941, Teresa Joan LaCroix in 1953, and Dorothy Dellmer Osgood (1936–1982) in 1964. The first two marriages ended in divorce.
Tyler, Stanley A.; Barghoorn, Elso S. (1954). "Occurrence of Structurally Preserved Plants in Pre-Cambrian Rocks of the Canadian Shield". Science. 119 (3096): 606–608. Bibcode:1954Sci...119..606T. doi:10.1126/science.119.3096.606. PMID 17777442.
Scott, Richard A.; Barghoorn, Elso S.; Leopold, Estella B. (1960). "How old are the angiosperms" (PDF). American Journal of Science. 258, Bradley Volume: 284–299.
Kaye, Clifford A.; Barghoorn, Elso S. (1964). "Late Quaternary Sea-Level Change and Crustal Rise at Boston, Massachusetts, with Notes on the Autocompaction of Peat". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 75 (2): 63. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1964)75[63:LQSCAC]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0016-7606.
Barghoorn, Elso S.; Tyler, Stanley A. (1965). "Microorganisms from the Gunflint Chert". Science. 147 (3658): 563–575. Bibcode:1965Sci...147..563B. doi:10.1126/science.147.3658.563. PMID 17783259.
Barghoorn, Elso S.; Schopf, J. William (1965). "Microorganisms from the Late Precambrian of Central Australia". Science. 150 (3694): 337–339. Bibcode:1965Sci...150..337B. doi:10.1126/science.150.3694.337. PMID 17742361. S2CID 22110392.
Barghoorn, Elso S.; Schopf, J. William (1966). "Microorganisms Three Billion Years Old from the Precambrian of South Africa". Science. 152 (3723): 758–763. Bibcode:1966Sci...152..758B. doi:10.1126/science.152.3723.758. PMID 17797444. S2CID 26997945.
Emery, K. O.; Wigley, R. L.; Bartlett, Alexandra S.; Rubin, Meyer; Barghoorn, E. S. (1967). "Freshwater Peat on the Continental Shelf". Science. 158 (3806): 1301–1307. Bibcode:1967Sci...158.1301E. doi:10.1126/science.158.3806.1301. PMID 17801856. S2CID 37415558.
Schopf, J. W.; Kvenvolden, K. A.; Barghoorn, E. S. (1968). "Amino acids in Precambrian sediments: An assay". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 59 (2): 639–646. Bibcode:1968PNAS...59..639S. doi:10.1073/pnas.59.2.639. PMC224720. PMID 5238992.
Knoll, Andrew H.; Barghoorn, Elso S. (1974). "Ambient Pyrite in Precambrian Chert: New Evidence and a Theory". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 71 (6): 2329–2331. Bibcode:1974PNAS...71.2329K. doi:10.1073/pnas.71.6.2329. PMC388446. PMID 16592159.
Knoll, Andrew H.; Barghoorn, Elso S.; Golubić, Stjepko (1975). "Paleopleurocapsa wopfnerii gen. Et sp. Nov.: A Late Precambrian alga and its modern counterpart". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72 (7): 2488–2492. Bibcode:1975PNAS...72.2488K. doi:10.1073/pnas.72.7.2488. PMC432792. PMID 16592257.
Leo, Richard F.; Barghoorn, Elso S. (1976). "Silicification of Wood". Botanical Museum Leaflets, Harvard University. 25 (1): 1–47. doi:10.5962/p.295209. JSTOR 41762773.
Awramik, S.M.; Margulis, L.; Barghoorn, E.S. (1976). "Chapter 4.4 Evolutionary Processes in the Formation of Stromatolites". Stromatolites. Developments in Sedimentology. Vol. 20. pp. 149–162. doi:10.1016/S0070-4571(08)71135-X. ISBN9780444413765.
Knoll, Andrew H.; Barghoorn, Elso S. (1977). "Archean Microfossils Showing Cell Division from the Swaziland System of South Africa". Science. 198 (4315): 396–398. Bibcode:1977Sci...198..396K. doi:10.1126/science.198.4315.396. PMID 17809440.
Walters, Clifford C.; Margulis, Lynn; Barghoorn, Elso S. (1977). "On the experimental silicification of microorganisms. I. Microbial growth on organosilicon compounds". Precambrian Research. 5 (3): 241–248. Bibcode:1977PreR....5..241W. doi:10.1016/0301-9268(77)90031-6.
Francis, S.; Margulis, L.; Barghoorn, E.S. (1978). "On the experimental silicification of microorganisms II. On the time of appearance of eukaryotic organisms in the fossil record". Precambrian Research. 6 (1): 65–100. Bibcode:1978PreR....6...65F. doi:10.1016/0301-9268(78)90055-4.
Francis, Susan; Barghoorn, Elso S.; Margulis, Lynn (1978). "On the experimental silicification of microorganisms. III. Implications of the preservation of the green prokaryotic alga prochloron and other coccoids for interpretation of the microbial fossil record". Precambrian Research. 7 (4): 377–383. Bibcode:1978PreR....7..377F. doi:10.1016/0301-9268(78)90048-7.
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Elso Sterrenberg Barghoorn June 30 1915 January 22 1984 was an American paleobotanist called by his student Andrew Knoll the present Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard the father of Pre Cambrian palaeontology 1 Elso BarghoornBornElso Sterrenberg Barghoorn 1915 06 30 June 30 1915New York City NY U S DiedJanuary 22 1984 1984 01 22 aged 68 EducationMiami University BSc MSc Harvard University PhD AwardsF V Hayden Medal 1968 Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal 1972 Scientific careerFieldsPaleobotanyInstitutionsAmherst CollegeHarvard UniversityThesisThe ontogenetic development and phylogenetic specialization of rays in the xylem of conifers and dicotyledons 1941 Doctoral advisorI W BaileyDoctoral studentsBruce H TiffneyBarghoorn is best known for discovering in South African rocks fossil evidence of life that is at least 3 4 billion years old These fossils show that life was present on Earth comparatively soon after the Late Heavy Bombardment about 3 8 billion years ago Barghoorn was born in New York City After graduating from Miami University with a BSc and an MSc in biology Barghoorn obtained his Ph D in paleobotany from the Harvard University faculty of biological sciences in 1941 After teaching for five years at Amherst College he joined the Harvard faculty becoming Fisher Professor of Natural History and curator of the university s plant fossils collections He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1950 2 In 1972 Barghoorn was awarded the Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal from the National Academy of Sciences of which he was also a member 3 4 He was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences 1967 5 and the American Philosophical Society 1978 6 As a posthumous honor the Paleontological Society established the Elso Barghoorn Student Research Award 7 Barghoorn married Margaret Alden MacCleod in 1941 Teresa Joan LaCroix in 1953 and Dorothy Dellmer Osgood 1936 1982 in 1964 The first two marriages ended in divorce The standard author abbreviation Bargh is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 8 Selected publications editTyler Stanley A Barghoorn Elso S 1954 Occurrence of Structurally Preserved Plants in Pre Cambrian Rocks of the Canadian Shield Science 119 3096 606 608 Bibcode 1954Sci 119 606T doi 10 1126 science 119 3096 606 PMID 17777442 Scott Richard A Barghoorn Elso S Leopold Estella B 1960 How old are the angiosperms PDF American Journal of Science 258 Bradley Volume 284 299 Kaye Clifford A Barghoorn Elso S 1964 Late Quaternary Sea Level Change and Crustal Rise at Boston Massachusetts with Notes on the Autocompaction of Peat Geological Society of America Bulletin 75 2 63 doi 10 1130 0016 7606 1964 75 63 LQSCAC 2 0 CO 2 ISSN 0016 7606 Barghoorn Elso S Tyler Stanley A 1965 Microorganisms from the Gunflint Chert Science 147 3658 563 575 Bibcode 1965Sci 147 563B doi 10 1126 science 147 3658 563 PMID 17783259 Barghoorn Elso S Schopf J William 1965 Microorganisms from the Late Precambrian of Central Australia Science 150 3694 337 339 Bibcode 1965Sci 150 337B doi 10 1126 science 150 3694 337 PMID 17742361 S2CID 22110392 Barghoorn Elso S Schopf J William 1966 Microorganisms Three Billion Years Old from the Precambrian of South Africa Science 152 3723 758 763 Bibcode 1966Sci 152 758B doi 10 1126 science 152 3723 758 PMID 17797444 S2CID 26997945 Emery K O Wigley R L Bartlett Alexandra S Rubin Meyer Barghoorn E S 1967 Freshwater Peat on the Continental Shelf Science 158 3806 1301 1307 Bibcode 1967Sci 158 1301E doi 10 1126 science 158 3806 1301 PMID 17801856 S2CID 37415558 Schopf J W Kvenvolden K A Barghoorn E S 1968 Amino acids in Precambrian sediments An assay Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 59 2 639 646 Bibcode 1968PNAS 59 639S doi 10 1073 pnas 59 2 639 PMC 224720 PMID 5238992 Knoll Andrew H Barghoorn Elso S 1974 Ambient Pyrite in Precambrian Chert New Evidence and a Theory Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 71 6 2329 2331 Bibcode 1974PNAS 71 2329K doi 10 1073 pnas 71 6 2329 PMC 388446 PMID 16592159 Knoll Andrew H Barghoorn Elso S Golubic Stjepko 1975 Paleopleurocapsa wopfnerii gen Et sp Nov A Late Precambrian alga and its modern counterpart Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 72 7 2488 2492 Bibcode 1975PNAS 72 2488K doi 10 1073 pnas 72 7 2488 PMC 432792 PMID 16592257 Leo Richard F Barghoorn Elso S 1976 Silicification of Wood Botanical Museum Leaflets Harvard University 25 1 1 47 doi 10 5962 p 295209 JSTOR 41762773 Awramik S M Margulis L Barghoorn E S 1976 Chapter 4 4 Evolutionary Processes in the Formation of Stromatolites Stromatolites Developments in Sedimentology Vol 20 pp 149 162 doi 10 1016 S0070 4571 08 71135 X ISBN 9780444413765 Knoll Andrew H Barghoorn Elso S 1977 Archean Microfossils Showing Cell Division from the Swaziland System of South Africa Science 198 4315 396 398 Bibcode 1977Sci 198 396K doi 10 1126 science 198 4315 396 PMID 17809440 Walters Clifford C Margulis Lynn Barghoorn Elso S 1977 On the experimental silicification of microorganisms I Microbial growth on organosilicon compounds Precambrian Research 5 3 241 248 Bibcode 1977PreR 5 241W doi 10 1016 0301 9268 77 90031 6 Francis S Margulis L Barghoorn E S 1978 On the experimental silicification of microorganisms II On the time of appearance of eukaryotic organisms in the fossil record Precambrian Research 6 1 65 100 Bibcode 1978PreR 6 65F doi 10 1016 0301 9268 78 90055 4 Francis Susan Barghoorn Elso S Margulis Lynn 1978 On the experimental silicification of microorganisms III Implications of the preservation of the green prokaryotic alga prochloron and other coccoids for interpretation of the microbial fossil record Precambrian Research 7 4 377 383 Bibcode 1978PreR 7 377F doi 10 1016 0301 9268 78 90048 7 References edit Knoll 2003 p Book of Members 1780 2010 Chapter B PDF American Academy of Arts and Sciences Retrieved May 17 2011 Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal National Academy of Sciences 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