Helen Foot Buell Explained

Helen Foot Buell
Birth Date:December 22, 1901
Birth Place:Kalispell, Montana
Death Place:Somerset, New Jersey
Occupation:Botanist
Spouse:Murray Fife Buell

Helen Foot Buell (December 22, 1901 – February 21, 1995)[1] was an American botanist, algologist,[2] ecologist, and editor.

Early life and education

Helen Foot was born in Kalispell, Montana, the daughter of Charles Henry Foot and Theresa M. Polley Foot. Both of her parents were born in Minnesota; her father was a lawyer.[3] She graduated from Flathead County High School,[4] and completed a Ph.D. in Phycology at the University of Minnesota in 1938, funded in part with a fellowship from the American Association of University Women.[5]

Career

Helen Buell and her husband Murray Buell often worked as a team.[6] They were fellow ecologists and often made publications together. She held an appointment as a teaching assistant at Rutgers University, where her husband was a professor.[7]

Personal life and legacy

Helen Foot married Murray Fife Buell in 1932, while they were graduate students in Minnesota.[8] [9] They had a son, Peter, and a daughter, Honor, both born in North Carolina. He died in 1975;[10] she died in 1995, aged 93 years. After their death, their legacy lives on through the Murray and Helen Buell Scholarship[11] in Ecology at Rutgers University. Housing at the Rutgers business school is also named for the Buells.[12] [13]

Publications

Buell's publications include:[14]

Notes and References

  1. New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
  2. Web site: Helen Foot Buell, a Quiet Partner . Ecological Society of America. June 27, 2016. SL White.
  3. News: 1942-05-26. Obituary: Charles Henry Foot. 4. The Daily Inter Lake. 2021-08-20. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: 1932-09-12. Miss Helen Foot Bride of Murray F. Buell. 8. The Daily Inter Lake. 2021-08-20. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: 1926-05-11. Club Here Would Fete 'U' Women. 4. The Minneapolis Star. 2021-08-20. Newspapers.com.
  6. Murray Fife Buell, 1906-1975 . Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 56. 4. December 1975. 26. F. Herbert Bormann & Paul G. Pearson. 10.2307/20166056 . 20166056 . 161213797 .
  7. News: 1957-11-13. Three Are Appointed to Staff Jobs at Rutgers University. 22. The Central New Jersey Home News. 2021-08-20. Newspapers.com.
  8. Book: Forman, Richard. Pine Barrens: Ecosystem and Landscape. 2012-12-02. Elsevier. 978-0-323-14408-7. xxxiii. en.
  9. News: 1932-08-18. Marriage License Applications. 9. Star Tribune. 2021-08-20. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 1975-07-05. DR. MURRAY BUELL, RUTGERS BOTANIST. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-08-20. 0362-4331.
  11. Web site: 2020 Awards & Scholarships . sebs.rutgers.edu . 2021-03-20 . 2021-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505162849/https://sebs.rutgers.edu/graduation/docs/2020-SEBS-Awards-Scholarships.pdf . dead .
  12. News: 1986-08-31. Rutgers opens up new business school. 153. Asbury Park Press. 2021-08-19.
  13. News: Rearick. John. 1986-08-24. Rutgers Report: Rutgers as Innkeeper. 21. The Central New Jersey Home News. 2021-08-20. Newspapers.com.
  14. Web site: Helen Foot Buell . Semantic Scholar.

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