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Conway MacMillan (August 26, 1867 – June 5, 1929) was an American botanist from Minnesota.
Macmillan worked at the University of Minnesota until he resigned over the problems with The Algae of Acrimony
, Retrieved 17 August 2015 Macmillan died in 1929.
Life
MacMillan was born inHillsdale, Michigan
Hillsdale is the largest city and county seat of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,036 at the 2020 census.
The city is the home of Hillsdale College, a private liberal arts college noted for its academics ...
. He took his first and master's degrees in Nebraska. After this he spent a year at Johns Hopkins University followed by a year at Harvard.
Macmillan worked at the University of Minnesota until he resigned over the problems with Josephine Tilden
Josephine Elizabeth Tilden (March 24, 1869 – May 15, 1957) was an American expert on pacific algae. She was the first woman scientist employed by the University of Minnesota. Tilden established a research station in British Columbia which lasted ...
's "Minnesota Seaside Station" in Canada. MacMillan headed the research station where 25 to 30 students would study each summer. Under his leadership the land gathered a number of buildings and a three-mile road was built from Port Renfrew
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
to allow access., Retrieved 17 August 2015 Macmillan died in 1929.
Works
* 1890, ''Notes on some phanerogams of central Minnesota.'' * 1891, ''Interesting Anatomical and Physiological Researches''. Botanical Gazette, Vol. 16, Nº 11, pp. 305–311. * 1891, ''On the growth-periodicity of the potato tuber''. Ed. Ferris Bros. * 1893, ''On Methods of Defending the Existence of a Sham Biology in America''. Science 26; 21 (538): 289–291. * 1893, ''Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota''. The American Naturalist, Vol. 27, Nº 316, pp. 365–366. * 1895, ''The influence of spray & rain on the forms of leaves''. Science 11; 2 (41): 481–482. * 1897, ''Notes for teachers on the geographical distribution of plants''. 6 pp. * 1901, ''Some considerations on the nature, organization and work of the modern botanical institute''. Ed. The Pioneer Press. 27 pp. * 1888, ''Twenty-two common insects of Nebraska. Bulletin of the Agricultural Experiment Station of Nebraska''. Ed. Univ. Nebraska. 101 pp. * 1899, ''Minnesota plant life. Geological and natural history survey. Report of the survey. Botanical series.'' xxv, 566 pp. ilus. 4 planchas. * 1890, ''Some considerations on the alternation of generations in plants: Delivered before the Botanical seminar of the University of Nebraska, 1896''. Ed. The Seminar. 41 pp. * 1892, ''The Metaspermae of the Minnesota Valley. A List of the higher seed-producing plants indigenous to the drainage-basin of the Minnesota River''. 826 pp. Reimprimió Kessinger Publ. LLC, 2010. 220 pp. . * 1894, ''Minnesota Botanical Studies. Ed. Minneapolis: Harrison & Smith, State Printers. Vols. 1, 2, 3. 1.081 pp. * 1898, ''The orientation of the plant egg and its ecological significance''. Ed. University of Chicago Press. 23 pp. * 1901, ''Some considerations on the nature, organization and work of the modern botanical institute''. Ed. The Pioneer Press. 27 pp.References
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* 1867 births 1929 deaths People from Hillsdale, Michigan American botanists University of Minnesota people {{US-botanist-stub