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Frederic Edward Clements

American botanist, taxonomist, and ecologist
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Category: Science & Tech
Born:
Sept. 16, 1874, Lincoln, Neb., U.S.
Died:
July 26, 1945, Santa Barbara, Calif. (aged 70)
Notable Works:
“Plant Succession: An Analysis of the Development of Vegetation”
“Research Methods in Ecology”
“The Phytogeography of Nebraska”
Subjects Of Study:
plant
ecological succession
experimental taxonomy
taxonomy
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Frederic Edward Clements (born Sept. 16, 1874, Lincoln, Neb., U.S.—died July 26, 1945, Santa Barbara, Calif.) American botanist, taxonomist, and ecologist who influenced the early study of plant communities, particularly the process of plant succession. Clements was educated at the University of Nebraska, where he studied under the influential American botanist Charles E. Bessey. Clements received an undergraduate degree in 1894, a master’s degree in botany in 1896, and a Ph.D. in botany in 1898. Although deeply committed to agricultural problems, Bessey was also a leading proponent of the “new botany,” which emphasized microscopy, plant physiology, and laboratory experimentation. These ...(100 of 662 words)

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