# George Willard Martin

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American mycologist (1886–1971)

George Willard Martin Born October 27, 1886 Brooklyn, New York Died September 11, 1971(1971-09-11) (aged 84) Alma mater Rutgers University University of Chicago Scientific career Fields Mycology Institutions University of Iowa Doctoral advisor Thurlow Christian Nelson, Henry Chandler Cowles Author abbrev. (botany) G.W.Martin

**George Willard Martin** (October 27, 1886 – September 11, 1971) was an American [mycologist](/source/Mycologist). He was born in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)). He received a [bachelor](/source/Bachelor's_degree) of literature degree in 1912, and a [Master of Science](/source/Master_of_Science) degree in 1915, both from [Rutgers University](/source/Rutgers_University). He received a [PhD](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) from the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago) in 1922, under the direction of [Thurlow Christian Nelson](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thurlow_Christian_Nelson&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Henry Chandler Cowles](/source/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](/source/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 [journal](/source/Scientific_journal) *[The American Midland Naturalist](/source/The_American_Midland_Naturalist)*.

The standard [author abbreviation](/source/List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(A)) G.W.Martin is used to indicate this person as the author when [citing](/source/Author_citation_(botany)) a [botanical name](/source/Botanical_name).[1]

## References

- Lentz, Paul L.; Benjamin, Chester R. (1971). ["George Willard Martin"](https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02051964). *Mycopathologia*. **45** (3–4): vii–xv. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1007/BF02051964](https://doi.org/10.1007%2FBF02051964). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [4950662](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4950662). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [5851876](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:5851876). Retrieved 17 October 2010.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

- Couch, J.N. (1972). "George Willard Martin: An Appreciation". *American Midland Naturalist*. **87** (2): 257. [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [2423558](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2423558).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [International Plant Names Index](/source/International_Plant_Names_Index). [*G.W.Martin*](https://www.ipni.org/search?q=author%20std%3AG.W.Martin).

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