Ralph Erskine Cleland

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1892 – 1971

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Who was Ralph Erskine Cleland?

Ralph Erskine Cleland was an American botanist. In 1947, he was the President of the Botanical Society of America. He was also a professor at the Department of Botany at Indiana University. Cleland researched oenothera. He discovered the ring chromosome that proved the abnormal breeding habits of the oenothera.

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Born
Oct 20, 1892
Le Claire
Also known as
  • Ralph E. Cleland
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • PhD, University of Pennsylvania
    Botany
    ( - 1919)
Lived in
  • Indiana
    (1938 - 1971/06/11)
Died
Jun 11, 1971
Bloomington

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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