Lake Shore Gill Explained

Lake S. Gill
Birth Date:	1900
Nationality:	American
Field:	Botany
Alma Mater:	Stanford University Yale University
Author Abbrev Bot:	L.S.Gill

Lake Shore Gill (1900 – July 5, 1969) was a botanist and forest pathologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was a definitive authority on the genus Arceuthobium.^[1]

Career

Gill received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1922, and his master's in 1931. He earned his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1934.^[2] In the 1930s, he began studying Arceuthobium species in the American Southwest, specifically the effect of forest infestations. In 1935, Gill published the monograph, "Arceuthobium in the United States", which was a seminal treatment of dwarf mistletoe taxonomy and research.^[3]

Gill pursued a career with the USDA starting in 1923.^[1] He eventually held a senior administrative position in the Albuquerque office.^[4] He retired from the USDA in 1960.^[2] He died on July 5, 1969.^[1]

Legacy

The species Arceuthobium gillii was named in honor of Gill.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Hawksworth . Frank G. . Wiens . Delbert . Biology and Classification of Dwarf Mistletoes . February 1972 . U. S. Department of Agriculture . Washington D.C. . v . 27 January 2022.
2. Scientists in the News . Science . 1960 . 131 . 3400 . 599 . 1705694 . 27 January 2022 . 0036-8075.
3. Book: Conklin . David A. . Dwarf Mistletoe Management and Forest Health in the Southwest . 2000 . U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southwestern Region . 7 . 27 January 2022 . en.
4. Book: Webb . George Ernest . Science in the American Southwest: A Topical History . July 2002 . University of Arizona Press . 978-0-8165-2188-3 . 101 . 27 January 2022 . en.
5. Hawksworth . Frank G. . Wiens . Delbert . A New Species of Arceuthobium from Arizona . Brittonia . 1964 . 16 . 1 . 54–57 . 10.2307/2805183 . 2805183 . 40960599 . 27 January 2022 . 0007-196X.