Marie Clark Taylor | |
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| Born | 1911 |
| Died | December, 1990 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Howard University Fordham University |
| Spouse | Richard Taylor |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Howard University |
| Thesis | The influence of definite photoperiods upon the growth and development of initiated floral primordia (1941) |
Marie Clark Taylor (1911 – December 1990) was an American botanist, the first woman to earn a science doctorate at Fordham University, and the Head of the Botany Department at Howard University from 1947 to her retirement in 1976. Her research interest was plant photomorphogenesis.[1]
- ^ "50 Years of Doctoral Education: 1958-2008" (PDF). Quest (6): 8. Spring 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 8 October 2016.