L. Walter Macior
| L. Walter Macior | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Lazarus Walter Macior |
| Born |
Walter Aloysius Macior, Jr. August 26, 1926 Yonkers |
| Died | October 5, 2007 (aged 81) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater |
Columbia University University of Wisconsin |
| Thesis title | The tetrakaidecahedron and related cell forms in undifferentiated plant tissues |
| Thesis year | 1960 |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions |
St. Francis College Loras College University of Akron |
Lazarus Walter Macior (August 26, 1926 Yonkers - October 5, 2007) was an American botanist. He was professor emeritus and Distinguished Professor in Biology at the University of Akron.
Life
Walter Aloysius Macior, Jr. was the son of Walter Aloysius Macior and Alice Mary Macior. He graduated from Columbia University, and from the University of Wisconsin.[1]
He served in World War II as a Japanese linguist. He became a member of the Franciscan Friars of the Assumption, in 1956. He was professor at the University of Akron, from 1967 to 2000. He was a Faculty Research Associate at the University of California, Davis, in 1984.[2]
A scholarship at the University of Akron was named for him.[3]
Works
- Macior, Lazarus Walter (1971-02-01). "Co-Evolution of Plants and Animals. Systematic Insights from Plant-Insect Interactions". Taxon 20 (1): 17–28. doi:10.2307/1218530.
- Macior, Lazarus Walter (1966-03-01). "Foraging Behavior of Bombus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Relation to Aquilegia Pollination". American Journal of Botany 53 (3): 302–309. doi:10.2307/2439803.
- Macior, Lazarus Walter (1970-07-01). "The Pollination Ecology of Pedicularis in Colorado". American Journal of Botany 57 (6): 716–728. doi:10.2307/2441296.
- MACIOR, L. W. (1982-01-01). "Plant community and pollinator dynamics in the evolution of pollination mechanisms in Pedicularis (Scrophulariaceae)". Pollination and Evolution: 29–45.
- Macior, W. A. and E. B. Matzke 1951. "An Experimental Analysis of Cell-Wall Curvatures, and Approximations to Minimal Tetrakaidecahedra in the Leaf Parenchyma of Rhoeo discolor." American Journal of Botany 38(10): 783-793.
References
- ↑ "L. Walter Macior". www3.uakron.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ "Plant Science Bulletin" 54 (4). Botanical Society of America. Winter 2008. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ "Scholarship detail : The University of Akron". uakron.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
External links
- http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/botanist_search.php?id=88830
- http://botany.org/PlantScienceBulletin/PSB-2008-54-4.pdf
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