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In 1955, Culberson joined the botany department at [[Duke University]]; he subsequently managed Duke's acquisition of the lichen-centric herbaria of [[Julien Harmand]] and [[Johan Havaas]]. He served as the [[Hugo Leander Blomquist|Hugo L. Blomquist]] Professor.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/13/science/pariahs-of-the-fungal-world-lichens-finally-get-some-respect.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |title= Pariahs of the Fungal World, Lichens Finally Get Some Respect |date= June 13, 1995 |author= Yoon, Carol Kaesuk |work= The New York Times}}</ref> In 2010, the lichen collection was officially named the William Louis & Chicita F. Culberson Lichen Herbarium & Library.
In 1955, Culberson joined the botany department at [[Duke University]]; he subsequently managed Duke's acquisition of the lichen-centric herbaria of [[Julien Harmand]] and [[Johan Havaas]]. He served as the [[Hugo Leander Blomquist|Hugo L. Blomquist]] Professor.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/13/science/pariahs-of-the-fungal-world-lichens-finally-get-some-respect.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |title= Pariahs of the Fungal World, Lichens Finally Get Some Respect |date= June 13, 1995 |author= Yoon, Carol Kaesuk |work= The New York Times}}</ref> In 2010, the lichen collection was officially named the William Louis & Chicita F. Culberson Lichen Herbarium & Library.


He served as president of the [[Botanical Society of America]] and the [[American Bryological and Lichenological Society]]<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Elix | first1 = John A. | last2 = Nash III | first2 = Thomas H. | year = 2003 | title = A tribute to William Louis Culberson | url = | journal = The Lichenologist | volume = 35 | issue = 2| pages = 93–95 | doi = 10.1016/S0024-2829(03)00025-2 }}</ref> and as director of the [[Sarah P. Duke Gardens]].<ref>[http://www.lichenology-jp.org/files/9513/4908/1058/nl21.pdf Obituary: Dr. William Louis Culberson (1929 - 2003)]; by Isao Yoshimura; in the Newsletter of the Japanese Society for Lichenology, no. 21 (page 72 - English version); retrieved October 22, 2013</ref> He was the first editor-in-chief of the journal ''[[Systematic Botany]]''.<ref>[http://www.botany.org/plantsciencebulletin/psb-1975-21-4.php PLANT SCIENCE BULLETIN: A Publication of the Botanical Society of America], December 1975 Vol. 21 No. 4; archived at Botany.org</ref> In 1992, he became one of the first modern recipients of the [[Acharius Medal]].<ref>[http://www.lichenology.org/index.html?/Awards/AchariusMedallists.html Acharius Medallists] at Lichenology.org; retrieved October 22, 2013</ref>
He served as president of the [[Botanical Society of America]] and the [[American Bryological and Lichenological Society]]<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Elix | first1 = John A. | last2 = Nash III | first2 = Thomas H. | year = 2003 | title = A tribute to William Louis Culberson | journal = The Lichenologist | volume = 35 | issue = 2| pages = 93–95 | doi = 10.1016/S0024-2829(03)00025-2 | s2cid = 86322587 }}</ref> and as director of the [[Sarah P. Duke Gardens]].<ref>[http://www.lichenology-jp.org/files/9513/4908/1058/nl21.pdf Obituary: Dr. William Louis Culberson (1929 - 2003)]; by Isao Yoshimura; in the Newsletter of the Japanese Society for Lichenology, no. 21 (page 72 - English version); retrieved October 22, 2013</ref> He was the first editor-in-chief of the journal ''[[Systematic Botany]]''.<ref>[http://www.botany.org/plantsciencebulletin/psb-1975-21-4.php PLANT SCIENCE BULLETIN: A Publication of the Botanical Society of America], December 1975 Vol. 21 No. 4; archived at Botany.org</ref> In 1992, he became one of the first modern recipients of the [[Acharius Medal]].<ref>[http://www.lichenology.org/index.html?/Awards/AchariusMedallists.html Acharius Medallists] at Lichenology.org; retrieved October 22, 2013</ref>

In 2000, botanist Theodore Esslinger [[circumscription (taxonomy)|circumscribed]] ''[[Culbersonia]]'', which is a fungal [[genus]] in the family [[Caliciaceae]] and named in Bill Culberson and Chicita F. Culberson's honour, his "longtime friends and mentors".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Esslinger |first1=Theodore L. |title=''Culbersonia americana'', a rare new lichen (Ascomycota) from Western America |journal=The Bryologist |volume=103 |issue=4 |year=2000 |pages=771–773 |doi=10.1639/0007-2745(2000)103[0771:CAARNL]2.0.CO;2|s2cid=86045065 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Burkhardt | first=Lotte | title=Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen |trans-title=Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names | publisher=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin | year=2022 | isbn=978-3-946292-41-8 | url=https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022|format=pdf |language=German |location=Berlin | doi=10.3372/epolist2022 | s2cid=246307410 |access-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref>


==Personal life==
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==See also==
* [[:Category:Taxa named by William Louis Culberson]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:51, 22 September 2024

William Louis Culberson
Born(1929-04-05)April 5, 1929
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
DiedFebruary 8, 2003(2003-02-08) (aged 73)
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Alma materUniversity of Cincinnati, University of Paris, University of Wisconsin–Madison
SpouseChicita F. Forman (m. 1953)
AwardsAcharius Medal (1992)
Scientific career
FieldsLichenology
InstitutionsDuke University
Doctoral advisorJohn Walter Thomson

William Louis "Bill" Culberson (April 5, 1929 in Indianapolis, Indiana – February 8, 2003 in Durham, North Carolina) was an American lichenologist.

Professional history

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Culberson earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Cincinnati, where he was influenced by E. Lucy Braun;[1] he subsequently attended the University of Paris and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

In 1955, Culberson joined the botany department at Duke University; he subsequently managed Duke's acquisition of the lichen-centric herbaria of Julien Harmand and Johan Havaas. He served as the Hugo L. Blomquist Professor.[2] In 2010, the lichen collection was officially named the William Louis & Chicita F. Culberson Lichen Herbarium & Library.

He served as president of the Botanical Society of America and the American Bryological and Lichenological Society[3] and as director of the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.[4] He was the first editor-in-chief of the journal Systematic Botany.[5] In 1992, he became one of the first modern recipients of the Acharius Medal.[6]

In 2000, botanist Theodore Esslinger circumscribed Culbersonia, which is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae and named in Bill Culberson and Chicita F. Culberson's honour, his "longtime friends and mentors".[7][8]

Personal life

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In 1953,[9] Dr. Culberson married fellow lichenologist Chicita F. Forman.

The standard author abbreviation W.L.Culb. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ WILLIAM LOUIS CULBERSON (1929-2003) in BOTANICAL ELECTRONIC NEWS (archived at the University of Oklahoma); by Lewis E. Anderson; published February 26, 2003
  2. ^ Yoon, Carol Kaesuk (June 13, 1995). "Pariahs of the Fungal World, Lichens Finally Get Some Respect". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Elix, John A.; Nash III, Thomas H. (2003). "A tribute to William Louis Culberson". The Lichenologist. 35 (2): 93–95. doi:10.1016/S0024-2829(03)00025-2. S2CID 86322587.
  4. ^ Obituary: Dr. William Louis Culberson (1929 - 2003); by Isao Yoshimura; in the Newsletter of the Japanese Society for Lichenology, no. 21 (page 72 - English version); retrieved October 22, 2013
  5. ^ PLANT SCIENCE BULLETIN: A Publication of the Botanical Society of America, December 1975 Vol. 21 No. 4; archived at Botany.org
  6. ^ Acharius Medallists at Lichenology.org; retrieved October 22, 2013
  7. ^ Esslinger, Theodore L. (2000). "Culbersonia americana, a rare new lichen (Ascomycota) from Western America". The Bryologist. 103 (4): 771–773. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2000)103[0771:CAARNL]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 86045065.
  8. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  9. ^ Acharius Medallists: William Louis Culberson at Lichenology.org; retrieved October 22, 2013
  10. ^ International Plant Names Index.  W.L.Culb.
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