Ruth Patrick | |
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Born | |
Died | September 23, 2013 | (aged 105)
Alma mater | University of Virginia |
Awards | National Medal of Science Lewis L. Dollinger Pure Environment Award (1970) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botanist and Limnologist |
Institutions | Academy of Natural Sciences |
Author abbrev. (botany) | R.M.Patrick |
Ruth Myrtle Patrick (November 26, 1907 – September 23, 2013) was an American botanist and limnologist specializing in diatoms and freshwater ecology. She authored more than 200 scientific papers,[1] developed ways to measure the health of freshwater ecosystems and established numerous research facilities.