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Allen, Charles E. (Charles Elmer), 1872-1954

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Personal name headingAllen, Charles E. (Charles Elmer), 1872-1954
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Variant(s)Allen, Charles E. (Charles Elmer), b. 1872
Allen, Charles Elmer, 1872-1954
Birth date18721004
Death date19540625
Place of birthHoricon (Wis.)
Field of activityBotany
AffiliationUniversity of Wisconsin
Profession or occupationCollege teachers
Found inLCCN 35-6264: Smith, G.M. A textbook of general botany, 1935 (hdg.: Allen, Charles Elmer, 1872- ; usage: Charles E. Allen)
National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs, via WWW, Jnauary 21, 2015 (Charles Elmer Allen, 1872-1954; born October 4, 1872 in Horicon, Wisconsin; after high school, he spent 6 years as a full-time court reporter, then studied botany at the University of Wisconsin; he started out as an assistant in the Department of Botany at the University of Wisconsin during his gradute studies, then was appointed to an instructorship; upon receiving his doctorate, he was appointed assistant professor, and in 1907 he was made an associate professor; a full professorship came in 1919, and he held this position until he became emeritus in 1943; from 1918 until 1926, Allen was editor of the American Journal of Botany; he died June 25, 1954)
Associated languageeng