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Stanley A. Cain
Stanley Adair Cain (19 June 1902, Deputy, Indiana – 1 April 1995, Santa Cruz, California) was a botanist and pioneer of plant ecology and environmental studies. Biography Cain graduated from Butler University with B.S. in 1924 and from the University of Chicago with M.S. in 1927 and with Ph.D. in 1930. His doctoral dissertation on the heath Appalachian balds, balds of the Great Smoky Mountains was based upon field work in 1929 and 1930. His doctoral advisor was George D. Fuller (1869–1961). At Butler University's department of botany, Cain was an instructor from 1924 to 1927, an assistant professor from 1927 to 1930, and an associate professor from 1930 to 1931. At Indiana University, he was an assistant professor of botany from 1931 to 1933 and a research associate in the Waterman Institute from 1933 to 1935. Cain was a plant sociologist, during the summers from 1935 to 1938 at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. He was an associate professor from 1935 to 1946 at the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deputy, Indiana
Deputy is a mid unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Graham Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. By road it is approximately northwest of Madison, the county seat. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 86. Geography Deputy is located in western Jefferson County at , northwest of the center of Graham Township. Indiana State Road 3 forms the eastern edge of the community; the highway leads north to North Vernon and south to Jeffersonville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Deputy CDP has an area of , all of it recorded as land. Lewis Creek flows northward just east of the community, leading in to the Muscatatuck River, part of the White River watershed. Deputy is located on land that is considered to be of karst topography. The town and the area around it contain numerous sink holes and caves. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
