Sharsmith, Carl, 1903-1994

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Curator, Ownbey Herbarium, Washington State University.

From the description of Papers, 1937-1939. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29853293

Carl Sharsmith (1903-1994) was Professor of Botany at San Jose State University from 1950 to 1973. Summers he worked as a naturalist in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park (Calif.). In addition to guiding visitors, Sharsmith did basic research on the alpine meadows of the High Sierra, gathering thousands of herbarium samples and publishing several research papers. Most of his specimens are housed in the Carl W. Sharsmith Herbarium, San José State University.

From the description of A contribution to the history of the alpine flora of the Sierra Nevada : dissertation (Ph.D. in Botany), University of California, Berkeley, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864503

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creatorOf Sharsmith, Carl William, 1903-. Papers, 1937-1939. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
creatorOf Sharsmith, Carl, 1903-1994. A contribution to the history of the alpine flora of the Sierra Nevada : dissertation (Ph.D. in Botany), University of California, Berkeley, 1940. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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associatedWith Ball, Carleton Roy, 1873- person
associatedWith Constance, Lincoln, 1909- person
associatedWith Hitchcock, C. Leo (Charles Leo), 1902-1986. person
associatedWith Howell, John Thomas, 1903-1994. person
associatedWith Johnson, Arthur Monrad, 1878- person
associatedWith Mason, H. L. (Herbert Louis), 1896-1994. person
associatedWith Ownbey, Francis Marion, 1910- person
associatedWith Smith, Charles Piper, 1877- person
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Washington (State)
Arctic regions
Northwest, Pacific
California
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
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Botanists
Botany
Botany
Mountain plants
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Birth 1903-03-14

Death 1994-10-14

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