Jacob R. Schramm

Jacob Richard Schramm (born February 6, 1885, Hancock County, Indiana; died January 13, 1976, Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American botanist. He was Professor of Botany (1937-1955) and director of the Morris Arboretum (1939-1954) at the University of Pennsylvania, and previously taught at Washington University and Cornell. Following his retirement from Pennsylvania he was appointed Research Scholar of Botany at Indiana University. He helped found the abstracting journal Botanical Abstracts, and served as editor-in-chief of it and of its successor, Biological Abstracts. He served as vice-president and president of the Botanical Society of America and as vice-president of the American Philosophical Society, which awarded him its Franklin Medal in 1958.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Canright, James E. (1977). "Jacob Richard Schramm (1885-1976)—I remember him well". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 104 (2): 177–179. JSTOR 2484367. (subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ Goddard, David R. (1976). "Jacob Richard Schramm (1885-1976)". Year Book of the American Philosophical Society. pp. 114–118.


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