Lumina Cotton Riddle (1871–1939) was an American botanist. She was a direct descendant of John Cotton. [1]
Born 18 March 1871, one of several children of Ida (nee Carlton) and George Riddle. Studied at Ohio State University where she received her BS in 1897, MS in 1898 [2] and her doctorate in botany in 1905 - the first botany doctorate and the second doctorate of any kind awarded by the institution. [3] She was taught by William Ashbrook Kellerman. [4]
Riddle taught at the Akeley Institute, Michigan, from 1899 to 1900. In 1901 she was curator of natural history at Washburn College in Topeka. She then worked as a high school teacher at Altoona, Kansas, 1901–02, returning to Washburn College as curator from 1903 to 1904 and as Acting professor of zoology and physiology. [5]
In 1906 Riddle married Bernard Bryan Smyth, curator of both the herbarium and ornithological collections at Kansas State Museum. The couple worked together on researching flora in Kansas. [6]
Also in 1906 she joined the staff of Kansas State Museum, Topeka, becoming a curator in 1913 and staying there until 1915. In 1917 she once again took the role of curator at Washburn College. [5]
She returned to high school teaching at Munden, Kansas between 1917 and 1918, before becoming a school superintendent until 1920. She then worked at Ottawa University as an assistant biology professor from 1921 to 1924. [6]
Riddle was a member of the Agassiz Association, [7] the AAAS, the Britton and Brown Botanical Club and both the Kansas [8] and Ohio Academies of Science.
Riddle died in Cleveland, Ohio on 2 February 1939
Lumina Cotton Riddle (1871–1939) was an American botanist. She was a direct descendant of John Cotton. [1]
Born 18 March 1871, one of several children of Ida (nee Carlton) and George Riddle. Studied at Ohio State University where she received her BS in 1897, MS in 1898 [2] and her doctorate in botany in 1905 - the first botany doctorate and the second doctorate of any kind awarded by the institution. [3] She was taught by William Ashbrook Kellerman. [4]
Riddle taught at the Akeley Institute, Michigan, from 1899 to 1900. In 1901 she was curator of natural history at Washburn College in Topeka. She then worked as a high school teacher at Altoona, Kansas, 1901–02, returning to Washburn College as curator from 1903 to 1904 and as Acting professor of zoology and physiology. [5]
In 1906 Riddle married Bernard Bryan Smyth, curator of both the herbarium and ornithological collections at Kansas State Museum. The couple worked together on researching flora in Kansas. [6]
Also in 1906 she joined the staff of Kansas State Museum, Topeka, becoming a curator in 1913 and staying there until 1915. In 1917 she once again took the role of curator at Washburn College. [5]
She returned to high school teaching at Munden, Kansas between 1917 and 1918, before becoming a school superintendent until 1920. She then worked at Ottawa University as an assistant biology professor from 1921 to 1924. [6]
Riddle was a member of the Agassiz Association, [7] the AAAS, the Britton and Brown Botanical Club and both the Kansas [8] and Ohio Academies of Science.
Riddle died in Cleveland, Ohio on 2 February 1939