Louis Otho (Otto) Williams (1908-1991) was a botanist from

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. He received his BA and MA from the

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then a PhD from

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. He went on to be editor of the '' American Orchid Society Bulletin''. While he was editor the bulletin increased publication frequency from quarterly to monthly and membership in the society grew from 200 to 3,000. During World War II worked in

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on the rubber procurement project. For much of the 1950s he lived in

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and started the journal ''Ceiba'' there. After returning to the US he worked for the

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starting in 1960 and from 1964 to 1973 served as departmental chair.

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People associated with the Field Museum of Natural History University of Wyoming alumni Washington University in St. Louis alumni American botanists 1908 births 1991 deaths {{US-botanist-stub

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