Lewis Ralph Jones Explained

Lewis Ralph Jones
Birth Date:December 5, 1864
Birth Place:Brandon, Wisconsin, US
Death Date:April 1, 1945
Death Place:Orlando, Florida, US
Fields:Botany
Alma Mater:University of Michigan
Known For:Plant pathology research
Author Abbrev Bot:L.R.Jones
Nationality:American

Lewis Ralph Jones (December 5, 1864 – April 1, 1945) was an American botanist and agricultural biologist.[1]

Jones was born in Brandon, Wisconsin. He was a professor of plant pathology from 1904 to 1935 at the University of Wisconsin.[2] Jones was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1920 and the American Philosophical Society in 1925.[3] [4] He died in Orlando, Florida.[2]

Family

Jones' second wife was Anna May Clark, a fellow botanist.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Walker . J. C. . Leaders in Plant Pathology: L.R. Jones . Annual Review of Phytopathology . 1958 . 17 . 13-20 .
  2. News: Former Pathologist at Wisconsin Dies. The Daily Tribune. April 2, 1945. 8. Newspapers.com. January 21, 2017 .
  3. Web site: Lewis R. Jones . 2023-08-16 . www.nasonline.org.
  4. Web site: APS Member History . 2023-08-16 . search.amphilsoc.org.
  5. Keitt. G. W.. 1945. Lewis Ralph Jones: 1864-1945. Science. 101. 2635. 658–660. 0036-8075.
  6. Book: Lewis Ralph Jones 1864–1945. Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences . J. C. . Walker . A. J. . Riker . 154–179. 1958.