William Murrill

William Alphonso Murrill
William Alphonso Murrill
Born	13 October 1869 Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Died	25 December 1957 Gainesville, Florida, USA
Residence	USA
Citizenship	United States
Fields	Mycology, Botany
Institutions	Bowling Green Seminary Wesleyan Female Institute DeWitt Clinton High School New York Botanical Garden
Alma mater	Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College at Blacksburg - B.Sc. (1887) Randolph Macon College - B.Sc. (1889), M.A. (1891) Cornell University - Ph.D. (1900)
Doctoral advisor	G.F. Atkinson
Other academic advisors	L.M. Underwood
Known for	Researching Hymenomycetes
Notable awards	Holland Society of New York - Gold Medal (1923)
Author abbrev. (botany)	Murrill

William Alphonso Murrill (1869–1957) was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae.

Education

Murrill obtained his Ph.D. at Cornell University in 1897, working under the supervision of G.F. Atkinson, a leading authority on the taxonomy of Basidiomycetes. He started working as assistant curator at Columbia University's garden herbarium and library in 1904, eventually becoming a curator (1919–1925). He also worked at the University of Florida.^[1]

Publications

Murrill had 510 publications, including mycological and botanical papers and notes, general notes, miscellaneous reports, reviews, biographies, and popular articles on natural history.^[2]

References

• Rogerson C. T., Samuels G. J. (1996). Mycology at the New York Botanical Garden, 1985-1995. Brittonia 48(3):389-98.

1. At the University of Florida
2. Weber G. (1961). William Alphonso Murrill. Mycologia 53(6):543-557.
3. "Author Query for 'Murrill'". International Plant Names Index.

External links

• William Alphonso Murrill, Chicago.il.us