Ernest Brown Babcock (July 10, 1877 – December 8, 1954) was an American plant geneticist who pioneered the understanding of plant evolution in terms of genetics.[1] He is particularly known for seeking to understand by field investigations and extensive experiments, the entire polyploid apomictic genus Crepis, in which he recognize 196 species.[2] He published more than 100 articles and books explaining plant genetics, including the seminal textbook (with Roy Elwood Clausen) Genetics in Relation to Agriculture.[3] The standard author abbreviation Babc. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4] He instructed Marion Elizabeth Stilwell Cave.[5]
Ernest Brown Babcock | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 10, 1877 |
| Died | December 8, 1954 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral students | Marion Elizabeth Stilwell Cave |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Babc |
References edit
- ^ Smocovitis, V.B. (2009). "The "Plant Drosophila": E. B. Babcock, the genus Crepis, and the evolution of a genetics research program at Berkeley, 1915–1947". Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences. 39 (3): 300–355. doi:10.1525/hsns.2009.39.3.300. PMID 20077617.
- ^ George Ledyard Stebbins (1958). "Ernest Brown Babcock, 1877–1954: A biographical memoir" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences.
- ^ Babcock, E.B.; Clausen, R.E. (1918). Genetics in relation to agriculture. McGraw-Hill.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Babc.
- ^ Kaplan, Donald R.; Constance, Lincoln; Ornduff, Robert (1997). "Marion Stilwell Cave (1904-1995)". Madroño. 44 (2): 211–213. ISSN 0024-9637.
Publications edit
- Carey, C.W. 2000. Babcock, Ernest Brown. American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press
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