Setchell, William Albert, 1864-1943
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Ethnobotany of the Samoansbook chapter 1924
- Summary
- William Albert Setchell was an American botanist and marine phycologist who taught at the University of California, Berkeley, where he headed the Botany Department. Among his publications are the Phycotheca Boreali-Americana, a multi-volume specimen collection of dried algae, and the Algae of Northwestern America, a reference work. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [2][3][1]
- Born
- 1864-04-15 [3][1]
- Birth Place
- Norwich [1]
- Norwich, Conn. [3]
- Died
- 1943-04-05 [3][1]
- Death Place
- Berkeley [1]
- Berkeley, Calif. [3]
- Country
- United States [3]
- Language
- English [4]
- Occupation
- botanist [1]
- naturalist [1]
- mycologist [1]
- university teacher [1]
- botanical collector [1]
- scientific collector [1]
- Employer
- University of California, Berkeley [1]
- Educated at
- Yale University [1]
- Norwich Free Academy [1]
- Harvard University [1]
- Country of Education
- United States [1]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [1]
- American National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [1]
- Sources
- 1. Wikidata
- 2. VIAF
- 3. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 4. Bibliothèque nationale de France
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