Robert Almer Harper | |
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Born | January 21, 1862 |
Died | May 12, 1946 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Ph.D. |
Alma mater | Oberlin College University of Bonn |
Occupation | Botanist |
Spouse(s) | Alice Jean McQueen (1899–1909) Helen Sherman (1918–1946) |
Parent(s) | Almer Sexton Harper Eunice Thompson |
Robert Almer Harper (January 21, 1862 – May 12, 1946) was an American botanist.
The younger brother of Edward Thompson Harper, [1] Robert was born in Le Claire, Iowa to Congressional Minister Almer Harper and Eunice Thompson. [2] The family moved to Port Byron, Illinois in 1863, where Robert attended local schools. [3] He matriculated to Oberlin College, his father's alma mater, [3] where he graduated with a A. B. in 1886. [2] During the Fall of 1886 he performed graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, [3] then he was professor of Greek and Latin at Gates College in Neligh, Nebraska during 1886–88. [4]
In 1889–91 he was an instructor at the Lake Forest Academy. [2] [3] After receiving his A. M. degree from Oberlin, he was appointed professor of botany and geology in 1891–98 at Lake Forest University. [1] During the period 1894 to 1896, took a sabbatical to attend graduate school at the University of Bonn in Germany [5] where he studied cytology and mycology; [3] he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1896. [2]
Harper became Professor of Botany at the University of Wisconsin in 1898, where he taught until 1911. On June 25, 1899, he was married to Alice Jean McQueen; she died in 1909. [2] Harper was elected to the American Philosophical Society that same year. [6] After a stint as visiting professor at the University of California in 1911, [3] he was named Torrey Professor of Botany at Columbia University, [1] becoming head of the botany department. The same year, Professor Harper was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [7]
A member of the Torrey Botanical Club since 1911, he was named president during 1914–16. [3] He served as president of the Botanical Society of America in 1916. [8] Harper remarried in 1918 to Helen Sherman; [5] they had one son, who became a farmer in Bedford, Virginia. Beginning in 1918, he served as head of the board of scientific directors for the New York Botanical Garden. [4] He was named professor emeritus in 1930, then in 1938 he retired to a farm in Bedford. [3] [5] During his career he was awarded honorary doctorates from Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania. [3]
He published the following works: [3]
Robert Almer Harper | |
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Born | January 21, 1862 |
Died | May 12, 1946 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Ph.D. |
Alma mater | Oberlin College University of Bonn |
Occupation | Botanist |
Spouse(s) | Alice Jean McQueen (1899–1909) Helen Sherman (1918–1946) |
Parent(s) | Almer Sexton Harper Eunice Thompson |
Robert Almer Harper (January 21, 1862 – May 12, 1946) was an American botanist.
The younger brother of Edward Thompson Harper, [1] Robert was born in Le Claire, Iowa to Congressional Minister Almer Harper and Eunice Thompson. [2] The family moved to Port Byron, Illinois in 1863, where Robert attended local schools. [3] He matriculated to Oberlin College, his father's alma mater, [3] where he graduated with a A. B. in 1886. [2] During the Fall of 1886 he performed graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, [3] then he was professor of Greek and Latin at Gates College in Neligh, Nebraska during 1886–88. [4]
In 1889–91 he was an instructor at the Lake Forest Academy. [2] [3] After receiving his A. M. degree from Oberlin, he was appointed professor of botany and geology in 1891–98 at Lake Forest University. [1] During the period 1894 to 1896, took a sabbatical to attend graduate school at the University of Bonn in Germany [5] where he studied cytology and mycology; [3] he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1896. [2]
Harper became Professor of Botany at the University of Wisconsin in 1898, where he taught until 1911. On June 25, 1899, he was married to Alice Jean McQueen; she died in 1909. [2] Harper was elected to the American Philosophical Society that same year. [6] After a stint as visiting professor at the University of California in 1911, [3] he was named Torrey Professor of Botany at Columbia University, [1] becoming head of the botany department. The same year, Professor Harper was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [7]
A member of the Torrey Botanical Club since 1911, he was named president during 1914–16. [3] He served as president of the Botanical Society of America in 1916. [8] Harper remarried in 1918 to Helen Sherman; [5] they had one son, who became a farmer in Bedford, Virginia. Beginning in 1918, he served as head of the board of scientific directors for the New York Botanical Garden. [4] He was named professor emeritus in 1930, then in 1938 he retired to a farm in Bedford. [3] [5] During his career he was awarded honorary doctorates from Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania. [3]
He published the following works: [3]