Edna H. Fawcett
Edna H. Fawcett | |
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| Born | 1879 |
| Died | c. 1960 |
| Occupation(s) | Botanist, Pedologist |
Edna Hague Fawcett (1879 – c. 1960) was an American botanist and specialist on plant health problems.[1]
Life and career
Fawcett earned a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1901.[2] She continued her studies at Barnard College before taking a position at the New York Botanical Garden. She joined the research staff of the Bureau of Plant Industry at the United States Department of Agriculture in 1906.
Among her most notable written studies are Stabilization of Boric Acid Buffers By Aeration and The Problem of Dilution in Colorimetric H-Ion Measurements, which were both written in conjunction with S. F. Acree.[3] [4]
References
- ^ Kelly, Mary Greiner (June 1, 1934). Women Scientists Hold High Rank in Developing Plant Disease Cures. Washington Post
- ^ Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada. American Commonwealth Co.
- ^ Fawcett, Edna H. "Stabilization of boric acid buffers by aeration". Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ Fawcett, Edna H. "The Problem of Dilution in Colormetric H-Ion Measurements" (PDF). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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