Swallen practiced botany in California in 1927, and from the southwest United States to Yucatan, Mexico, in 1928, 1931 and 1932. In 1936, he published on the grasses of Honduras and Peten, Guatemala, and was promoted to associate botanist. From 1943 to 1945, he served in Brazil as agricultural production officer in the US Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. In 1947, he became the curator of the Division of Grasses at the Smithsonian Institution and chaired the Botany Department from 1950 until his retirement in 1965. In retirement he lived in Florida, Maryland, and Ohio.
In 1954 he was awarded an honorary DSc degree by Ohio Wesleyan University.
With Leona Winifred Smith, whom he married on June 10, 1929, he had one daughter, Ester. He was married a second time, to Clara Bayne Brasel, a 1941 Graduate of George Washington University and a Secretary at the Smithsonian, on August 28, 1955.
jason, richard, swallen, 1903, april, 1991, american, botanist, specializing, grasses, born, alliance, ohio, swallen, graduated, from, ohio, wesleyan, university, 1924, kansas, state, agricultural, college, 1925, spent, summers, michigan, university, biologica. Jason Richard Swallen May 1 1903 April 22 1991 was an American botanist specializing in grasses 1 Born in Alliance Ohio Swallen graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University AB 1924 and Kansas State Agricultural College MS 1925 He spent two summers at the Michigan University Biological Station then in 1925 he started as a botanist at the US Department of Agriculture serving under the USDA s chief agrostologist A S Hitchcock and after Hitchcock s sudden death in 1935 Agnes Chase Swallen practiced botany in California in 1927 and from the southwest United States to Yucatan Mexico in 1928 1931 and 1932 In 1936 he published on the grasses of Honduras and Peten Guatemala and was promoted to associate botanist From 1943 to 1945 he served in Brazil as agricultural production officer in the US Office of the Coordinator of Inter American Affairs In 1947 he became the curator of the Division of Grasses at the Smithsonian Institution and chaired the Botany Department from 1950 until his retirement in 1965 In retirement he lived in Florida Maryland and Ohio In 1954 he was awarded an honorary DSc degree by Ohio Wesleyan University With Leona Winifred Smith whom he married on June 10 1929 he had one daughter Ester He was married a second time to Clara Bayne Brasel a 1941 Graduate of George Washington University and a Secretary at the Smithsonian on August 28 1955 The genus Swallenia for Eureka Valley Dune Grass endemic to Inyo County California commemorates his name The standard author abbreviation Swallen is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 2 Notes Edit Jason Swallen International Plant Names Index Swallen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jason Richard Swallen amp oldid 1085094642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
