Emanuel David Rudolph


Emanuel David Rudolph
Born(1927-09-09)September 9, 1927
DiedJune 22, 1992(1992-06-22) (aged 64)
NationalityAmerican
EducationBrooklyn College; Hunter College; New York University
Alma materWashington University
Known forlichenology of Arctic and Antarctic regions; effects of stress on lichens; history of botany
Scientific career
Fieldslichenology
InstitutionsWellesley College; Ohio State University
Thesis Revisionary Studies in the Lichen Family Blasteniaceae in North America North of Mexico
Doctoral advisorsCarroll William Dodge
Doctoral studentsJames D. Lawrey
Author abbrev. (botany)E.D.Rudolph

Emanuel David "Rudy" Rudolph (9 September 1927, Brooklyn – 22 June 1992, Columbus, Ohio) was a botanist, lichenologist, and historian of botany.[1] He was "the first botanist to conduct diverse experiments on the total biology of lichens in both polar regions".[2]

  1. ^ Stuckey, Ronald L. (1994). "Emanuel David Rudolph (1927-1992): Polar Lichenologist and Historian of Botany". The Bryologist. 97 (4): 437–446. JSTOR 3243916.
  2. ^ Harris, Craig K.; Sterling, Keir Brooks; Harmond, Richard P.; Cevasco, George A.; Harmond, Richard A.; Hammond, Lorne F., eds. (1997). Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 692. ISBN 9780313230479.