E. B. Babcock

Ernest Brown Babcock (July 10, 1877 – December 8, 1954) was an United States plant geneticist who pioneered the understanding of plant evolution in terms of genetics.^[1] He is particularly known for seeking to understand by field investigations and extensive experiments, the entire polyploid apomictic genus Crepis, in which he recognize 196 species.^[2] In his career he published more than 100 articles and books explaining plant genetics, including the seminal textbook (with Roy Elwood Clausen) Genetics in relation to agriculture.^[3]

References

1. Smocovitis, V.B. (2009). "The "Plant Drosophila": E. B. Babcock, the genus Crepis, and the evolution of a genetics research program at Berkeley, 1915–1947". Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences 39 (3): 300–355. doi:10.1525/hsns.2009.39.3.300. PMID 20077617.
2. George Ledyard Stebbins (1958). "Ernest Brown Babcock, 1877–1954: A biographical memoir" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences.
3. Babcock, E.B.; Clausen, R.E. (1918). Genetics in relation to agriculture. McGraw-Hill.
4. "Author Query for 'Babc.'". International Plant Names Index.

• Carey, C.W. 2000. Babcock, Ernest Brown. American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press

External links

• Works by or about E. B. Babcock in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Works by or about E. B. Babcock at Internet Archive