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Richard H. Goodwin
Richard Hale Goodwin (December 14, 1910 – July 6, 2007) was an American botanist and conservationist. He taught at the University of Rochester before joining the faculty at Connecticut College, where he was professor and director of the Connecticut College Arboretum, arboretum. He was a founding member of The Nature Conservancy and served twice as its president. Early life Richard "Dick" Goodwin was born on December 14, 1910, in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Harry and Mary Goodwin. He entered Harvard University in 1929 and received his undergraduate degree in biology in 1933. He went on to receive a master's and doctorate degree from Harvard with a concentration in botany. His graduate research focused on the role of plant hormones in the leaf development of goldenrods. At Harvard, he studied under Ralph Wetmore, Merritt Lyndon Fernald, Kenneth Kenneth V. Thimann, Thiman, Irving Widmer Bailey, Irving Bailey, and E. C. Jeffrey. He married Esther Bemis in 1936 and they traveled t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Rochester
The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The University of Rochester enrolls approximately 6,800 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students. Its 158 buildings house over 200 academic majors. According to the National Science Foundation, Rochester spent more than $397 million on research and development in 2020, ranking it 66th in the nation. With approximately 28,000 full-time employees, the university is the largest private employer in Upstate New York and the 7th largest in all of New York State. The College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is home to departments and divisions of note. The Institute of Optics was founded in 1929 through a grant from Eastman Kodak and Bausch and Lomb as the first educational program in the US devoted exclusively to optics, awards approximately half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
