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Cyrus Longworth Lundell (November 5, 1907 – March 28, 1994) was an American botanist.

Cyrus Longworth Lundell
Born(1907-11-05)November 5, 1907
DiedMarch 28, 1994(1994-03-28) (aged 86)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Education


Lundell did his undergraduate studies at Columbia University and Southern Methodist University. He completed his BA at the later in 1932. He then entered New York University's graduate school of business administration, but seems not to have completed course work there. He received an M.A. from the University of Michigan in 1934 and a Ph.D. from the same institution in 1936. It appears based on his later professorship that his Ph.D. was in botany.[1]


Early achievement


At the age of 21, in 1928, Lundell was a sophomore at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He was appointed assistant physiologist at the Tropical Plant Research Foundation in Washington, D.C.[2] He was to assist in British Honduras, with experiments on the sapodilla tree (Achras zapota), which yields chicle, for the U.S. chewing gum industry.[2]


Chicle


Chicle is the natural gum from trees of the genus Manilkara, tropical evergreen trees native to southern North America and South America. It was traditionally used in chewing gum. While the Wrigley Company was a prominent user of this material, today there are only a few companies that still make chewing gum from natural chicle.


Work


Lundell's work was a combination of conservation and economics. He was interested in the Maya culture and archaeology as well as botany.[2] While working for the Tropical Plant Research Foundation in 1931, he discovered the Maya city of Calakmul, which had been hidden in the jungle for 1,000 years. He discovered and identified more than 2,000 plants, many of them Texas natives.[3]


Burial


Cyrus Longworth Lundell is buried at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.


Legacy


Lundell is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of lizard, Sceloporus lundelli.[4]

The standard author abbreviation Lundell is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

References


  1. historical mx entry on Lundell
  2. Lipscomb, Barney. "Cyrus Longworth Lundell 1907-1993". Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  3. "Cyrus Longworth Lundell". Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Lundell", p. 163).
  5. IPNI.  Lundell.




На других языках


- [en] Cyrus Longworth Lundell

[ru] Ланделл, Сайрус Лонгуэрт

Са́йрус Ло́нгуэрт Ла́нделл (англ. Cyrus Longworth Lundell; 1907—1994) — американский ботаник и археолог.



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