Jacquelin Smith Cooley Explained

Jacquelin Smith Cooley
Birth Date:July 24, 1883
Death Date:July 8, 1965
Nationality:American
Education:A.B., Randolph-Macon College, M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Washington University, Doctor of Philosophy in Botany
Known For:Botany

Jacquelin Smith Cooley (July 24, 1883 – July 8, 1965) was a botanist and pathologist with an expertise in the study of fungi, lichen, and spermatophytes.[1] [2]

Cooley received an A.B. from Randolph-Macon College and M.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Cooley was awarded a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.[3]

Cooley was a long-time member of the Botanical Society. Cooley was once a pathologist in the Bureau of Plant Industry with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.,[4] and worked there for 37 years, later retiring in 1951 (though Cooley continued to be active in botanical interests).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. kiki.huh.harvard.edu. en. 2017-03-28.
  2. Washington University Record.
  3. Web site: Plant Science Bulletin, 1966, Volume 12, Issue 1. botany.org. en. 2017-03-30.
  4. Web site: Archives Science (Volume 67). science.sciencemag.org. en. 2017-03-30.
  5. Web site: Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. kiki.huh.harvard.edu. en. 2017-03-28.
  6. Web site: Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. kiki.huh.harvard.edu. en. 2017-03-28.
  7. Cooley. J. S.. 1914-01-01. A Study of the Physiological Relations of Sclerotinia cinerea (Bon.) Schroter. 2990078. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 1. 3. 291–326. 10.2307/2990078. 2027/loc.ark:/13960/t2697sd4s. free.
  8. Cooley, J. S. 1883-. (1931). Control of Botrytis rot of pears with chemically treated wrappers. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
  9. Brooks, C. (1920). Diseases of apples in storage. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
  10. Reed, H. S. 1876-. (1912). Foliage diseases of the apple: report on spraying experiments in 1910 and 1911. Blacksburg, Va.: Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Agricultural Experiment Station.
  11. Cooley, J. S. 1883-. (1950). Preventing black rot losses in sweet potatoes. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.