Nathaniel Lyon Gardner

Nathaniel Lyon Gardner
Born(1864-02-26)February 26, 1864
DiedAugust 15, 1937(1937-08-15) (aged 73)
Resting placeMountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)
NationalityAmerican
EducationWashington State Normal School
Alma materUniversity of Washington (BS 1900)
UC Berkeley (MS 1903, PhD 1906)
Known forCurator of the University of California Herbarium
SpouseEdith Jordan
Scientific career
FieldsPhycology, Mycology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
ThesisCytological Studies in Cyanophyceae (1906)
Doctoral advisorWilliam Albert Setchell
Author abbrev. (botany)N.L.Gardner

Nathaniel Lyon Gardner (February 26, 1864 – August 15, 1937), was an American phycologist and mycologist who taught at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was the curator of the University Herbarium. He is known for his work on seaweeds of the Pacific Coast, as well as on freshwater algae and fungi, and among his publications is the important reference work Algae of Northwestern America.