Emanuel David Rudolph | |
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Born | September 9, 1927 |
Died | June 22, 1992 | (aged 64)
Nationality | American |
Education | Brooklyn College; Hunter College; New York University |
Alma mater | Washington University |
Known for | lichenology of Arctic and Antarctic regions; effects of stress on lichens; history of botany |
Scientific career | |
Fields | lichenology |
Institutions | Wellesley College; Ohio State University |
Thesis | Revisionary Studies in the Lichen Family Blasteniaceae in North America North of Mexico |
Doctoral advisors | Carroll William Dodge |
Doctoral students | James 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]