- Ernst Bessey
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name = Ernst Athearn Bessey
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birth_date =February 20 , 1877
birth_place =Ames, Iowa
death_date =July 17 , 1957
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citizenship =United States
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fields =Mycology andBotany
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alma_mater =University of Nebraska ,University of Halle
doctoral_advisor =Georg Klebs
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footnotes =Ernst Athearn Bessey (1877-1957) was an American
mycologist ,botanist andplant pathologist who served Professor of Mycology and Botany and Dean of the Graduate School atMichigan State University . He was the son of another famous botanist,Charles Edwin Bessey .Bessey was born in
Ames, Iowa , where his father was professor ofbotany at Iowa Agricultural College. In 1884 he moved toLincoln, Nebraska when his father moved to theUniversity of Nebraska . Bessey attended the University of Nebraska, receiving anBachelor of Arts in 1896, aBachelor of Science in 1897, and a Master of Arts in 1898. He then moved toGermany where he did his doctoral work at theUniversity of Halle under the supervision ofGeorg Klebs . After completing his Ph.D. in 1904 he served as an agricultural explorerUnited States Department of Agriculture visitingRussia ,Central Asia andAlgeria . After returning to the United States he worked for the USDA andLouisiana State University before moving toMichigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) in 1910.Bessey remained at Michigan State until his retirement in 1946. He served as Acting Dean of the Division of Applied Science from 1927 to 1930 and Dean of the Graduate School from 1930 to 1944. He was a founding member of the
Mycological Society of America and served as its president in 1941.Ernst Bessey Hall at Michigan State University is named in his honor.References
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