Wanda Margarite Kirkbride Farr | |
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 Wanda sitting at microscope at Columbia University lab | |
| Born | Wanda Margarite Kirkbride January 9, 1895[1] |
| Died | April 16, 1983 (aged 88)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Ohio University Columbia University |
| Known for | Pioneering work on cellulose synthesis and plastids[2] |
| Spouse | Clifford Farr |
| Relatives | Samuel Richardson |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Chemistry |
| Institutions | Kansas State University, Texas A&M University, Washington University in St. Louis, United States Department of Agriculture |
Wanda K. Farr (January 9, 1895 – April 16, 1983) was an American botanist known for her discovery of the mechanism by which cellulose is formed in the walls of plant cells.
- ^ a b c d "Wanda K Kirkbride". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Wanda Margarite Kirkbride Farr". Smithsonian Institution Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2014.