Lake Shore Gill

Lake S. Gill
Born1900
DiedJuly 5, 1969 (1969-07-06) (aged 68)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University
Yale University
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)L.S.Gill

Lake Shore Gill (1900 – July 5, 1969) was a botanist and forest pathologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was a definitive authority on the genus Arceuthobium.[1]

Career

Gill received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1922, and his master's in 1931. He earned his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1934.[2] In the 1930s, he began studying Arceuthobium species in the American Southwest, specifically the effect of forest infestations. In 1935, Gill published the monograph, "Arceuthobium in the United States", which was a seminal treatment of dwarf mistletoe taxonomy and research.[3]

Gill pursued a career with the USDA starting in 1923.[1] He eventually held a senior administrative position in the Albuquerque office.[4] He retired from the USDA in 1960.[2] He died on July 5, 1969.[1]

Legacy

The species Arceuthobium gillii was named in honor of Gill.[5]

The standard author abbreviation L.S.Gill is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hawksworth, Frank G.; Wiens, Delbert (February 1972). Biology and Classification of Dwarf Mistletoes. Washington D.C.: U. S. Department of Agriculture. p. v. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Scientists in the News". Science. 131 (3400): 599. 1960. ISSN 0036-8075. JSTOR 1705694. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ Conklin, David A. (2000). Dwarf Mistletoe Management and Forest Health in the Southwest. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southwestern Region. p. 7. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ Webb, George Ernest (July 2002). Science in the American Southwest: A Topical History. University of Arizona Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-8165-2188-3. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ^ Hawksworth, Frank G.; Wiens, Delbert (1964). "A New Species of Arceuthobium from Arizona". Brittonia. 16 (1): 54–57. doi:10.2307/2805183. ISSN 0007-196X. JSTOR 2805183. S2CID 40960599. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  L.S.Gill.