Rollins Adams Emerson | |
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| Born | May 5, 1873 Pillar Point, New York, United States |
| Died | December 8, 1947 (aged 74) |
| Education | University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Harvard |
| Spouse | Harriet Hardin |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics, Plant Biology |
| Institutions | University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Cornell University |
| Thesis | The inheritance of a recurring somatic variation in variegated ears of maize (1914) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward Murray East |
| Doctoral students | George F. Sprague, George Wells Beadle, Milislav Demerec, Marcus Morton Rhoades, Lewis Stadler |
| Other notable students | Barbara McClintock |
Rollins Adams Emerson (May 5, 1873 – December 8, 1947) was an American geneticist who rediscovered the laws of inheritance established by Gregor Mendel.