Conway MacMillan

Conway MacMillan

as part of a survey team
Born August 26, 1867
Hillsdale, Michigan
Died June 5, 1929(1929-06-05) (aged 61)
Nationality United States of America
Occupation Researcher and teacher
Employer University of Minnesota

Conway MacMillan (August 26, 1867 – June 5, 1929) was an American botanist from Minnesota.

Life

MacMillan was born in Hillsdale, Michigan. He took his first and masters degrees in Nebraska. After this he spent a year at Johns Hopkins University followed by a year at Harvard.

One of the buildings at the Minnesota Seaside Station

Macmillan worked at the University of Minnesota until he resigned over the problems with Josephine Tilden's "Minnesota Seaside Station" in Canada. MacMillan headed the research station where 25 to 30 students would study each summer. Under his leadership the land gathered a number of buildings and a three mile road was built from Port Renfrew to allow access.[1]

Macmillan died in 1929.

Works

The standard author abbreviation MacMill. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

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