Taylor was born on December 21, 1895, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania to study botany, receiving his B.S. in 1916, M.S. in 1917, and Ph.D. in 1920.[1] In 1918, he served as private in the U.S. Army during WWI.[2]
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Taylor became a professor of the University of Pennsylvania in 1927. In 1930, he joined the Department of Botany of the University of Michigan teaching marine botany. His summers were primarily spent at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.[2] He was also Curator of Algae of the University Herbarium.[1]
His field work involved collecting trips to the Dry Tortugas, British Columbia, the Caribbean, Pacific Mexico, Central and South America, and the Galapagos Islands. His lab research dealt with cytogenetics and cytotaxonomy of seaweeds, specializing in the biology and classification of freshwater and marine algae. His goal was to catalog oceanic biodiversity.[1]
william, randolph, taylor, december, 1895, november, 1990, american, botanist, known, expert, phycology, borndecember, 1895philadelphia, pennsylvaniadiednovember, 1990, 1990, aged, nationalityamericanalma, materuniversity, pennsylvaniascientific, careerfieldsp. William Randolph Taylor December 21 1895 November 11 1990 was an American botanist known as an expert in phycology William Randolph TaylorBornDecember 21 1895Philadelphia PennsylvaniaDiedNovember 11 1990 1990 11 11 aged 94 NationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of PennsylvaniaScientific careerFieldsPhycologyInstitutionsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of MichiganNotable studentsWilliam Campbell SteereAuthor abbrev botany W R Taylor Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Selected publications 4 ReferencesEarly life editTaylor was born on December 21 1895 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania He attended the University of Pennsylvania to study botany receiving his B S in 1916 M S in 1917 and Ph D in 1920 1 In 1918 he served as private in the U S Army during WWI 2 Career editTaylor became a professor of the University of Pennsylvania in 1927 In 1930 he joined the Department of Botany of the University of Michigan teaching marine botany His summers were primarily spent at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole Massachusetts 2 He was also Curator of Algae of the University Herbarium 1 His field work involved collecting trips to the Dry Tortugas British Columbia the Caribbean Pacific Mexico Central and South America and the Galapagos Islands His lab research dealt with cytogenetics and cytotaxonomy of seaweeds specializing in the biology and classification of freshwater and marine algae His goal was to catalog oceanic biodiversity 1 In 1946 he was brought on as a senior biologist for Operation Crossroads by the United States Navy to conduct botanical surveys of the Marshall Islands before and after the testing of atomic bombs 1 Taylor was a founding member of the Phycological Society of America and served as their second President in 1947 He was vice president of the Botanical Society of America in 1956 He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences the Royal Academy of Science Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium the Linnean Society of London and of the French Academy of Sciences 1 Selected publications editTaylor authored more than 140 works His four principle publications are 2 Taylor William Randolph 1937 Marine Algae of the Northeastern Coast of North America ISBN 9781258422929 Pacific Marine Algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands 1945 Taylor William Randolph 1950 Plants of Bikini and other Northern Marshall Islands ISBN 9780598399113 Taylor William Randolph 1960 Marine algae of the Eastern Tropical and Subtropical Coasts of the Americas The standard author abbreviation W R Taylor is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 3 References edit a b c d e UMich WILLIAM RANDOLPH TAYLOR 1895 1990 a b c Hillis L 1992 William Randolph Taylor 1895 1990 British Phycological Journal 27 1 1 2 https doi org 10 1080 00071619200650011 International Plant Names Index W R Taylor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Randolph Taylor amp oldid 1210703632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
