Albert Francis Blakeslee (9 November1874–16 November1954) was an Americanbotanist. He is best known for his research on the Jimsonweed plant and the sexuality of fungi. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pinguicula grandiflora Botany is the scientific study of plantlife. ... Binomial name Datura stramonium L. Datura stramonium, also called Jimson Weed, Jamestown Weed and Thorn Apple is a common poisonous weed in the Nightshade Family. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Deuteromycota A fungus (plural fungi) is a eukaryotic organism that digests its food externally and absorbs the nutrient molecules into its cells. ...
Blakeslee attended Wesleyan University, graduating in 1896. He received a master's degree from Harvard University in 1900 and a doctorate in 1904. Wesleyan University founded in 1831, is a private, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Harvard redirects here. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
His first professorship was at the Connecticut Agricultural College, now known as the University of Connecticut. He was hired by the Carnegie Institution in 1915, eventually becoming its director. In 1941 he retired from the Carnegie Institution and returned to academia, accepting a professorship at Smith College. There he performed his research on Jimsonweed. It has been suggested that Torrey Life Science be merged into this article or section. ... The Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) is a foundation established by Andrew Carnegie in 1902 to support scientific research. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, is the largest womens college in the United States. ...
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Blakeslee, Albert Francis. (2005). Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 1, 2005, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online [1]
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