George Willard Martin

{{Short description|American mycologist (1886–1971)}} {{Infobox scientist | name = George Willard Martin | image =  | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = October 27, 1886 | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] | death_date = {{d-da|September 11, 1971|October 27, 1886}} | death_place = | residence = | citizenship = | nationality = | fields = [[Mycology]] | workplaces = [[University of Iowa]] | alma_mater = [[Rutgers University]]<br/>[[University of Chicago]] | doctoral_advisor = [[Thurlow Christian Nelson]], [[Henry Chandler Cowles]] | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | author_abbrev_bot = G.W.Martin | author_abbrev_zoo = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature =  | signature_alt = | footnotes = }}

'''George Willard Martin''' (October 27, 1886 – September 11, 1971) was an American [[mycologist]]. He was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He received a [[bachelor's degree|bachelor]] of literature degree in 1912, and a [[Master of Science]] degree in 1915, both from [[Rutgers University]]. He received a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1922, under the direction of [[Thurlow Christian Nelson]] and [[Henry Chandler Cowles]], and he published the results of his research in the ''Botanical Gazette'' in 1923 under the title "Food of the Oysters". Afterward, he began work at the [[University of Iowa]], where he became a professor, and he was head of the Department of Botany from 1953 to 1955. He became an emeritus professor and was still an active researcher until after he turned 80. Martin was the associate editor for mycology for the [[scientific journal|journal]] ''[[The American Midland Naturalist]]''.

==References== *{{cite journal|author1= Lentz, Paul L.|author2= Benjamin, Chester R.|year= 1971|title= George Willard Martin|journal= Mycopathologia|volume= 45|issue= 3–4|pages= vii-xv|url= https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02051964|accessdate= 17 October 2010|doi= 10.1007/BF02051964|pmid= 4950662|s2cid= 5851876|url-access= subscription}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *{{cite journal |author=Couch, J.N. |year=1972 |title=George Willard Martin: An Appreciation |journal=American Midland Naturalist |volume=87 |issue=2 |page=257 |jstor=2423558 }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, George Willard}} [[Category:1886 births]] [[Category:1971 deaths]] [[Category:American mycologists]] [[Category:People from Brooklyn]] [[Category:Rutgers University alumni]] [[Category:University of Chicago alumni]] [[Category:University of Iowa faculty]] [[Category:Scientists from New York (state)]] [[Category:20th-century American people]]