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'''Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf''' (July 20, 1899 – July 22, 1989) was an American botanist and agronomist, known for his work on the origins of [[maize]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Fowler, Gene|title=Paul Mangelsdorf, Botanist, 90; Tracked Corn to Primitive Maize|newspaper=NY Times|date=28 July 1989|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/28/obituaries/paul-mangelsdorf-botanist-90-tracked-corn-to-primitive-maize.html}}</ref>
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'''Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf''' (born in [[Atchison, Kansas]] on July 20, 1899; died July 22, 1989) was an American botanist and agronomist. His father was a Prussian immigrant and his mother was also German. He studied at [[Kansas State University]] when it was still the "Kansas State Agricultural College."<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/pss/986781 Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 135, No. 3 (Sep., 1991), pp. 469-472]</ref> After graduating he furthered his studies at [[Harvard University]]. He is noted for studying the origins and hybridization of [[maize]]. Hence he co-wrote the book ''The Origin of Indian Corn and Its Relatives'' with Robert G. Reeves. They worked on a "Tripartite theory" of origin.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=Qt19PqNdlLQC&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=%22Paul+Christoph+Mangelsdorf&source=web&ots=3oNDaQFxTD&sig=L-NsXSvnXR55ip122X31AR75a6M&hl=en#PPA149,M1 A Lifetime in the Quest for the Origins of Corn* by Surinder M. Seghal" in Maize Genetics and Breeding in the 20th Century edited by Peter A. Peterson, Angelo Bianchi]</ref>
==Early life and education==
Mangelsdorf was born in [[Atchison, Kansas]]. His father was a Prussian immigrant and his mother was also German. He studied at [[Kansas State University]] when it was still the "Kansas State Agricultural College"<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/pss/986781 Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 135, No. 3 (Sep., 1991), pp. 469-472]</ref> and received his bachelor's degree there in 1921. In 1921 he became [[Donald F. Jones]]'s assistant in Connecticut and simultaneously furthered his studies at [[Harvard University]], attaining his doctorate in 1925 under the direction of [[Edward Murray East|E. M. East]].

In 1927 Mangelsdorf became a researcher at the [[Texas AgriLife Research#History|Texas Agricultural Experiment Station]], where he became interested in the genetic origins of maize. In 1940 he became a professor of [[economic botany]] at Harvard and continued his research there until his retirement in 1968. After his retirement, he continued his research at the [[University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Birchler, James A.|title=Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf, 1899–1989: A Biographical Memoir|publisher=National Academy of Sciences|year=2014|url=http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/mangelsdorf-paul.pdf}}</ref>

In 1941, Mangelsdorf became an agricultural consultant for the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] and was involved in the development of Office of Special Services that became the [[International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center]]. This project would be instrumental in the [[Green Revolution]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Birchler, James A.|title=Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf, 1899–1989: A Biographical Memoir|publisher=National Academy of Sciences|year=2014|url=http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/mangelsdorf-paul.pdf}}</ref>

==Research==
Mangelsdorf is noted for studying the origins and hybridization of [[maize]]. Hence he co-wrote the book ''The Origin of Indian Corn and Its Relatives'' with Robert G. Reeves. They worked on a "Tripartite theory" of origin.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Qt19PqNdlLQC&dq=%22Paul+Christoph+Mangelsdorf&pg=PA149 A Lifetime in the Quest for the Origins of Corn* by Surinder M. Seghal" in Maize Genetics and Breeding in the 20th Century edited by Peter A. Peterson, Angelo Bianchi]</ref> According to the horticultural authority [[Noel Kingsbury]], this theory enjoyed broad support on the strength of Mangelsdorf's "undisputed... reign as the international emperor of corn." However, advances in molecular genetics discredited the tripartite model in favor of the rival position of [[George Wells Beadle|George Beadle]], which identified corn as a domesticated offspring of [[teosinte]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Kingsbury, Noel|year=2009|title=Hybrid: The History and Science of Plant Breeding|publisher=University of Chicago Press|url=https://archive.org/details/hybridhistorysci0000king|url-access=registration}}</ref>

==Honors and legacy==
Mangelsdorf was elected to the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 1940, the United States [[National Academy of Sciences]] in 1945, and the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 1955.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf |url=https://www.amacad.org/person/paul-christoph-mangelsdorf |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul C. Mangelsdorf |url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased-members/52984.html |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=www.nasonline.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=APS Member History |url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Paul+Mangelsdorf&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref> He was in 1951 the president of the [[American Society of Naturalists]],<ref>[http://www.amnat.org/about/history/past-ec.html Past Officers of the ASN]</ref> in 1955 the president of the [[Genetics Society of America]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.genetics-gsa.org/about/past_officers.shtml |title=Past and Present GSA Officers, Genetics Society of America |access-date=2014-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204095737/http://www.genetics-gsa.org/about/past_officers.shtml |archive-date=2018-12-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in 1962 the president of the [[Society for Economic Botany]].<ref>[http://cms.gogrid.econbot.org/index.php?module=content&type=user&func=view&pid=8 Society Officers, Soc. for Economic Botany]</ref>

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |last1=Mangelsdorf |first1=Paul Christoph |title=Corn: its origin, evolution, and improvement |date=1974 |publisher=Belknap Press of Harvard University Press |isbn=9780674171756 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PtE9AAAAIAAJ&q=paul+mangelsdorf |language=en}}


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Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf (July 20, 1899 – July 22, 1989) was an American botanist and agronomist, known for his work on the origins of maize.[1]

Early life and education

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Mangelsdorf was born in Atchison, Kansas. His father was a Prussian immigrant and his mother was also German. He studied at Kansas State University when it was still the "Kansas State Agricultural College"[2] and received his bachelor's degree there in 1921. In 1921 he became Donald F. Jones's assistant in Connecticut and simultaneously furthered his studies at Harvard University, attaining his doctorate in 1925 under the direction of E. M. East.

In 1927 Mangelsdorf became a researcher at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, where he became interested in the genetic origins of maize. In 1940 he became a professor of economic botany at Harvard and continued his research there until his retirement in 1968. After his retirement, he continued his research at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.[3]

In 1941, Mangelsdorf became an agricultural consultant for the Rockefeller Foundation and was involved in the development of Office of Special Services that became the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. This project would be instrumental in the Green Revolution.[4]

Research

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Mangelsdorf is noted for studying the origins and hybridization of maize. Hence he co-wrote the book The Origin of Indian Corn and Its Relatives with Robert G. Reeves. They worked on a "Tripartite theory" of origin.[5] According to the horticultural authority Noel Kingsbury, this theory enjoyed broad support on the strength of Mangelsdorf's "undisputed... reign as the international emperor of corn." However, advances in molecular genetics discredited the tripartite model in favor of the rival position of George Beadle, which identified corn as a domesticated offspring of teosinte.[6]

Honors and legacy

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Mangelsdorf was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1940, the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1945, and the American Philosophical Society in 1955.[7][8][9] He was in 1951 the president of the American Society of Naturalists,[10] in 1955 the president of the Genetics Society of America,[11] and in 1962 the president of the Society for Economic Botany.[12]

Bibliography

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  • Mangelsdorf, Paul Christoph (1974). Corn: its origin, evolution, and improvement. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674171756.
The standard author abbreviation Mangelsd. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Fowler, Gene (28 July 1989). "Paul Mangelsdorf, Botanist, 90; Tracked Corn to Primitive Maize". NY Times.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 135, No. 3 (Sep., 1991), pp. 469-472
  3. ^ Birchler, James A. (2014). "Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf, 1899–1989: A Biographical Memoir" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Birchler, James A. (2014). "Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf, 1899–1989: A Biographical Memoir" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ A Lifetime in the Quest for the Origins of Corn* by Surinder M. Seghal" in Maize Genetics and Breeding in the 20th Century edited by Peter A. Peterson, Angelo Bianchi
  6. ^ Kingsbury, Noel (2009). Hybrid: The History and Science of Plant Breeding. University of Chicago Press.
  7. ^ "Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  8. ^ "Paul C. Mangelsdorf". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  9. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  10. ^ Past Officers of the ASN
  11. ^ "Past and Present GSA Officers, Genetics Society of America". Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  12. ^ Society Officers, Soc. for Economic Botany
  13. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Mangelsd.


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