George Willard Martin (October 27, 1886 – September 11, 1971) was an American

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. He was born in Brooklyn,

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. He received a bachelor of literature degree in 1912, and a Master of Science degree in 1915, both from Rutgers University. He received a

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from the University of Chicago in 1922, under the direction of Thurlow Christian Nelson and

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, and he published the results of his research in the ''Botanical Gazette'' in 1923 under the title "Food of the Oysters". Afterward, he began work at the University of Iowa, where he became a professor, and he was head of the Department of Botany from 1953 to 1955. He became an emeritus professor and was still an active researcher until after he turned 80. Martin was the associate editor for mycology for the journal ''

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''.

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* * 1886 births 1971 deaths American mycologists People from Brooklyn Rutgers University alumni University of Chicago alumni University of Iowa faculty Scientists from New York (state) {{mycologist-stub