1. William Randolph Taylor Cassandra Messina March 1, 2005 ECOL 475

2. William Randolph Taylor Born December 21, 1895 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Was with the U.S. Army during World War I Died November 11, 1990

3. Education 1916: BS from the University of Pennsylvania 1917: MS 1920: PhD

4. Career Related Work Botany instructor (1918-1945) Research associate at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia(1925- 1930) Expedition to the Galapagos Islands (1934) Senior biologist in expedition to the North Marshall Islands (1946)

5. Positions Held Honorary research associate at Farlow Herbarium at Harvard (1966-1990) Professor of botany and algae curator at the University of Michigan (1930-1966) Professor at the University of Pennsylvania (1927-1930) Assistant professor of botany at the University of Pennsylvania (1915-1917)

6. Published Works Plants of Bikini (1950) Marine Algae of the Northwestern Coast of North America (1962) Marine Algae of the Tropical and Subtropical Coasts of the Americas (1960)

7. Works Cited http://galenet.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lib rary.arizona.edu/servlet/BioRC?vrsn=14 9&OP=contains&locID=tusc83053&srch tp=name&ca=1&c=1&AI=763369&NA= William+Randolph+Taylor&ste=14&tbst =prp&tab=4&n=10&docNum=K2020763 369&bConts=4

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